HAHNEMANN HOSPITAL
A homeopathic hospital located in Chicago.
It was first opened with twenty beds in November 1870 in a block of wooden buildings, the use of which was given rent free by Mr. J. Young Scammon, and was known as the Scammon Hospital.
After the fire of October 1871 Mr. Scammon deeded the property to the trustees of the Hahnemann Medical College, and the hospital was placed on the list of public charities.
It also received a donation of $10,000 from the Relief and Aid Society besides numerous private benefactions. In April, 1873 at the suggestion of Mr. Scammon, the name of the institution was changed to the Hahnemann Hospital, by which its designation has since been known.
In 1893 the corner stone of a new hospital was laid and the building completed in 1894. It is seven stories in height, with a capacity for 225 beds, and is equipped with al the improved appliances and facilities for the care and protection of the sick. It also has about sixty private rooms for paying patients.