Church Home and Hospital
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Church Home and Hospital was a hospital in Baltimore
, located near Johns Hopkins Hospital
, that also operated a long-term care facility. It was affiliated with the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland
.
It closed down permanently in 2000.
was the medical school connected with Washington College of Pennsylvania (now part of Washington & Jefferson College
).
Edgar Allan Poe
was taken to this location when he was found semiconscious; this is where he subsequently died in 1849.
During the 1940s, Church Home and Hospital was one of three Baltimore hospitals providing a sparse number of beds for colored patients.
In 1978, a plan to expand the hospital was opposed.
Baltimore
Baltimore is the largest independent city in the United States and the largest city and cultural center of the US state of Maryland. The city is located in central Maryland along the tidal portion of the Patapsco River, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay. Baltimore is sometimes referred to as Baltimore...
, located near Johns Hopkins Hospital
Johns Hopkins Hospital
The Johns Hopkins Hospital is the teaching hospital and biomedical research facility of Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, located in Baltimore, Maryland . It was founded using money from a bequest by philanthropist Johns Hopkins...
, that also operated a long-term care facility. It was affiliated with the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland
Episcopal Diocese of Maryland
The Episcopal Diocese of Maryland forms part of Province 3 of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America. It is made up of the northern and central Maryland counties of Allegany, Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Calvert, Carroll, Frederick, Garrett, Harford, Howard, and Washington...
.
It closed down permanently in 2000.
History
The location first opened in 1833 as Washington Medical College. It was later called the Church Home and Infirmary. Washington Medical CollegeWashington Medical College
Washington Medical College was a medical school established in 1827 by Washington College of Pennsylvania . The main person behind the founding of the Washington Medical College was Horatio Gates Jameson.Jameson had an ongoing feud with members of the University of Maryland, Baltimore's medical...
was the medical school connected with Washington College of Pennsylvania (now part of Washington & Jefferson College
Washington & Jefferson College
Washington & Jefferson College, also known as W & J College or W&J, is a private liberal arts college in Washington, Pennsylvania, in the United States, which is south of Pittsburgh...
).
Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe was an American author, poet, editor and literary critic, considered part of the American Romantic Movement. Best known for his tales of mystery and the macabre, Poe was one of the earliest American practitioners of the short story and is considered the inventor of the detective...
was taken to this location when he was found semiconscious; this is where he subsequently died in 1849.
During the 1940s, Church Home and Hospital was one of three Baltimore hospitals providing a sparse number of beds for colored patients.
In 1978, a plan to expand the hospital was opposed.