Lloyd Tevis Miller
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Lloyd Tevis Miller (1872 - 1951) was an American
physician
who was the first medical director of the Afro-American Hospital in Yazoo City, Mississippi
, the first private hospital for blacks in the state. He was also a co-founder of the Mississippi Medical and Surgical Association.
on December 6, 1872, the son of Washington Miller, a hackman (or cabdriver) and his wife, Emily. One of the few African American physicians in Mississippi, he established a medical practice in Yazoo City
in the late 1890's.
In 1900, Dr. L. T. Miller was a co-founder with a dozen other doctors of the Mississippi Medical and Surgical Association (MMSA), the state's largest and oldest organization representing African American health professionals.
In 1928, T.J. Huddleston
established the Afro-American Hospital in Yazoo City to provide medical services for members of the Afro-American Sons and Daughters
, a state-wide fraternal insurance organization that provided death and hospitalization benefits to its members. Miller was chosen as the hospital's first medical director. While the facility's mission was primarily to service its members, it was also available to the general public on a fee for service basis. Given the dearth of quality health care facilities available to blacks at the time, the hospital serviced not only individuals from Yazoo City and the Delta region, but other parts of Mississippi and the South as well..
Dr. Miller recruited Dr. Robert Elliott Fullilove and three registered nurses to complete his staff. During its heyday in the 1930s and 1940s, the facility also operated a state licensed nursing school. Dr. Miller suffered a stroke on December 17, 1950 and died on March 8, 1951. Dr. Fullilove succeeded Miller as medical director.
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Physician
A physician is a health care provider who practices the profession of medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury and other physical and mental impairments...
who was the first medical director of the Afro-American Hospital in Yazoo City, Mississippi
Yazoo City, Mississippi
Yazoo City is a city in Yazoo County, Mississippi, United States. It was named after the Yazoo River, which, in turn was named by the French explorer Robert La Salle. It is the county seat of Yazoo County and the principal city of the Yazoo City Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is part of the...
, the first private hospital for blacks in the state. He was also a co-founder of the Mississippi Medical and Surgical Association.
Biography
Miller was born in Natchez, MississippiNatchez, Mississippi
Natchez is the county seat of Adams County, Mississippi, United States. With a total population of 18,464 , it is the largest community and the only incorporated municipality within Adams County...
on December 6, 1872, the son of Washington Miller, a hackman (or cabdriver) and his wife, Emily. One of the few African American physicians in Mississippi, he established a medical practice in Yazoo City
Yazoo City, Mississippi
Yazoo City is a city in Yazoo County, Mississippi, United States. It was named after the Yazoo River, which, in turn was named by the French explorer Robert La Salle. It is the county seat of Yazoo County and the principal city of the Yazoo City Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is part of the...
in the late 1890's.
In 1900, Dr. L. T. Miller was a co-founder with a dozen other doctors of the Mississippi Medical and Surgical Association (MMSA), the state's largest and oldest organization representing African American health professionals.
In 1928, T.J. Huddleston
T. J. Huddleston, Sr.
T. J. Huddleston, Sr. was a prominent African American entrepreneur and community leader in Mississippi. He owned dozens of funeral homes in Mississippi. He was the grandfather of former U.S...
established the Afro-American Hospital in Yazoo City to provide medical services for members of the Afro-American Sons and Daughters
Afro-American Sons and Daughters Hospital
The Afro-American Sons and Daughters Hospital, in Yazoo City, Mississippi, also known as the Afro-American Hospital was built in 1928. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006....
, a state-wide fraternal insurance organization that provided death and hospitalization benefits to its members. Miller was chosen as the hospital's first medical director. While the facility's mission was primarily to service its members, it was also available to the general public on a fee for service basis. Given the dearth of quality health care facilities available to blacks at the time, the hospital serviced not only individuals from Yazoo City and the Delta region, but other parts of Mississippi and the South as well..
Dr. Miller recruited Dr. Robert Elliott Fullilove and three registered nurses to complete his staff. During its heyday in the 1930s and 1940s, the facility also operated a state licensed nursing school. Dr. Miller suffered a stroke on December 17, 1950 and died on March 8, 1951. Dr. Fullilove succeeded Miller as medical director.