CHICAGO HOSPITAL FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN
Located in Chicago and founded in 1865 by Dr. Mary Harris Thompson.
Its declared objects are:
To afford a home for women and children among the respectable poor in need of medical and surgical aid
To treat the same classes at home by an assistant physician
To afford a free dispensary for the same
To train competent nurses
At the outset the hospital was fairly well sustained through private benefactions, and in 1870 largely through Dr. Thompson's efforts a college was organized for the medical education of women exclusively.
The hospital building was totally destroyed in the great fire of 1871 but temporary accommodations were provided in another section of the city. The following year, with the aid of $25,000 appropriated by the Chicago Relief and Aid Society a permanent building was purchased and in 1885, a new commodious and well planned building was erected on the same site, at a cost of about $75,000.