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Image 1 of 1: Nashville General Hospital was opened on April 23, 1890 and served as a 60-bed “City Hospital.” Dr. Charles Brower was the first administrator and he established a nursing training school which functioned until 1970. This program was operated by Pennsylvania recruit Miss Charlotte E. Perkins. Since its creation, the hospital made several additions in 1913, 1914, and 1932. In January 1998, General Hospital relocated to the former Meharry-Hubbard Hospital building which is still its current location. A historical marker near the original site of General Hospital was erected in 1970 on Middleton Street just west of Academy Place.
Nashville General Hospital was opened on April 23, 1890 and served as a 60-bed “City Hospital.” Dr. Charles Brower was the first administrator and he established a nursing training school which functioned until 1970. This program was operated by Pennsylvania recruit Miss Charlotte E. Perkins. Since its creation, the hospital made several additions in 1913, 1914, and 1932. In January 1998, General Hospital relocated to the former Meharry-Hubbard Hospital building which is still its current location. A historical marker near the original site of General Hospital was erected in 1970 on Middleton Street just west of Academy Place.

Nashville General Hospital was opened on April 23, 1890 and served as a 60-bed “City Hospital.” Dr. Charles Brower was the first administrator and he established a nursing training school which functioned until 1970. This program was operated by Pennsylvania recruit Miss Charlotte E. Perkins. Since its creation, the hospital made several additions in 1913, 1914, and 1932. In January 1998, General Hospital relocated to the former Meharry-Hubbard Hospital building which is still its current location. A historical marker near the original site of General Hospital was erected in 1970 on Middleton Street just west of Academy Place.

Nashville General Hospital

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Nashville General Hospital was opened on April 23, 1890 and served as a 60-bed “City Hospital.” Dr. Charles Brower was the first administrator and he established a nursing training school which functioned until 1970. This program was operated by Pennsylvania recruit Miss Charlotte E. Perkins. Since its creation, the hospital made several additions in 1913, 1914, and 1932. In January 1998, General Hospital relocated to the former Meharry-Hubbard Hospital building which is still its current location. A historical marker near the original site of General Hospital was erected in 1970 on Middleton Street just west of Academy Place.

Title Nashville General Hospital
Creator Nashville Historical Foundation
Author Tess McNeely, Belmont University; 2020
Date 1890;1998
Address 1818 Albion Street, Nashville, TN 37208
Type Building
Coverage Area 4
Source Dr. Charles Brower, administrator
Contributor City of Nashville; Meharry Medical College; Charlotte E. Perkins
Subject African Americans; Education; Health and Disease; Hospitals
Keywords Buildings, Hospitals, Meharry Medical College , Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Doctors, Nurses
Rights CC BY-NC 4.0