December 11, 2010

This house at 1600 Chester in Little Rock (Pulaski County) became the second location of the Lena Jordan Hospital in 1942. The hospital was a twenty-bed facility for African Americans in need of surgery, general medical care, and obstetrical care. The hospital services were available to all black patients, regardless of ability to pay. Both black and white staff physicians provided their services without pay for charity patients.

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