Category: Howard University Hospital, Washington, District of Columbia

Categories: Howard University | District of Columbia, African-American Family History | Washington, District of Columbia | District of Columbia, Hospitals

Also known as Freedmen's Hospital

Howard University Hospital, previously known as Freedmen's Hospital, is a major hospital located in Washington, D.C. Freedmen's Hospital was stablished in 1862 to cater for the medical needs of the thousands of African Americans who came to Washington during the Civil War. It was the The first hospital of its kind to provide medical treatment for former slaves and became the major hospital for the area's African American community.

HUH is the only teaching hospital on the campus of a historically black university.

Virginia (Alexander) Childs 04 Feb 1900 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States - 24 Jul 1949

Dorothy (Boulding) Ferebee 15 Jan 1898 Norfolk, Virginia, United States - 14 Sep 1980

Samuel Cook 20 Oct 1887 Washington, District of Columbia, United States - 11 Jun 1952

Herbert (Mathews) Matthews 17 Mar 1893 Hampshire, West Virginia, United States - 26 Oct 1968

William McKinney 01 Aug 1923 Flushing, Queens, New York City, New York, United States - 29 May 2015

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