South Bronough Street in Tallahassee in Leon County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
The Florida A&M University Hospital (1911-1971)
Photographed By Mark Hilton, December 6, 2014
1. The Florida A&M University Hospital (1911-1971) Marker
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The Florida A&M University Hospital (1911-1971). . The first healthcare facility in Florida for African-Americans was the Florida A&M College (FAMC) Hospital, known as the Florida A&M University (FAMU) Hospital after 1953. The school's original two-story, 19-bed wooden sanitarium was built in 1911 (since demolished), and provided medical care to patients of all races living in Leon and surrounding counties. It was supervised by Jennie Virginia Hilyer, RN, a graduate of Freedmen's Hospital in Washington, D.C., later renamed Howard University Hospital. In 1926, Leonard H.B. Foote, MD, a graduate of Howard University Medical School of Nursing in 1936, the first baccalaureate nursing program in Florida. He led a 10-year campaign to construct a new modern brick hospital, which opened in 1950. As a major medical center, the hospital provided clinical training for students and opportunities for research. After the withdrawal of federal and state support, the doors of the historic hospital closed on December 12, 1971. Today, the hospital's legacy continues through Florida A&M University's School of Nursing, College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, and School of Allied Health Sciences. ,
A Florida Heritage Landmark.
The first healthcare facility in Florida for African-Americans was the Florida A&M College (FAMC) Hospital, known as the Florida A&M University (FAMU) Hospital after 1953. The school's original two-story, 19-bed wooden sanitarium was built in 1911 (since demolished), and provided medical care to patients of all races living in Leon and surrounding counties. It was supervised by Jennie Virginia Hilyer, RN, a graduate of Freedmen's Hospital in Washington, D.C., later renamed Howard University Hospital. In 1926, Leonard H.B. Foote, MD, a graduate of Howard University Medical School of Nursing in 1936, the first baccalaureate nursing program in Florida. He led a 10-year campaign to construct a new modern brick hospital, which opened in 1950. As a major medical center, the hospital provided clinical training for students and opportunities for research. After the withdrawal of federal and state support, the doors of the historic hospital closed on December 12, 1971. Today, the hospital's legacy continues through Florida A&M University's School of Nursing, College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, and School of Allied Health Sciences.
A Florida Heritage Landmark
Erected 2013 by The Florida A&M University, the Meek-Eaton Black Archives and Museum and the
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Florida Department of State. (Marker Number F-769.)
Location. 30° 25.62′ N, 84° 16.926′ W. Marker is in Tallahassee, Florida, in Leon County. It is in South Bronough Street. Marker is at the intersection of West Palmer Avenue and South Adams Street (State Road 363), on the left when traveling west on West Palmer Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 102 West Palmer Avenue, Tallahassee FL 32301, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 12, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 796 times since then and 61 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 12, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
