THE L. RICHARDSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
The idea to build a hospital for Negroes in Greensboro was born in
the second decade of this century. After several years of planning,
fund raising and building, the doors of a 60 bed L. Richardson Memorial
Hospital, 1400 East Washington Street, were open to receive patients on
May k, 1927.
The hospital structure was primarily of steel, concrete, and hollow tile which at the time was the best constructed hospital in Greensboro and held that position until Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital opened
its doors in early 1953.
The hospital established a school of nursing and graduated its first
class of five nurses in October, 1930. The school continued to operate
until March, 1954 when its last class graduated, bringing the total number of graduates to 152. Many graduates of the school are employed in
Guilford County as hospital and public health nurses.
In its early existence, the hospital had an intern program for
physicians. Three of the physicians who trained here are still practicing in the area; two in Greensboro and one in Winston-Salem.
The hospital was expanded from the original 60 beds to 84 beds
during the mid nineteen forties. At the same time, the nurses' residence
was expanded and connected to the new wing of the hospital which gave
flexibility for future use of both buildings.
In 1954 the hospital was again overcrowded, therefore the second
floor of the nurses' residence was converted to a 24 bed patient care
unit, bringing the bed capacity of the hospital to 106.
Many changes were made in 1957-1958- An addition was built giving
two major operating rooms, and the original operating rooms converted to
a recovery room and a minor operating room. .On the first floor of the
addition, two emergency rooms and an office were built. The morgue was
also relocated in the new addition. The capacity for patient care, by
THE L. RICHARDSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
The idea to build a hospital for Negroes in Greensboro was born in
the second decade of this century. After several years of planning,
fund raising and building, the doors of a 60 bed L. Richardson Memorial
Hospital, 1400 East Washington Street, were open to receive patients on
May k, 1927.
The hospital structure was primarily of steel, concrete, and hollow tile which at the time was the best constructed hospital in Greensboro and held that position until Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital opened
its doors in early 1953.
The hospital established a school of nursing and graduated its first
class of five nurses in October, 1930. The school continued to operate
until March, 1954 when its last class graduated, bringing the total number of graduates to 152. Many graduates of the school are employed in
Guilford County as hospital and public health nurses.
In its early existence, the hospital had an intern program for
physicians. Three of the physicians who trained here are still practicing in the area; two in Greensboro and one in Winston-Salem.
The hospital was expanded from the original 60 beds to 84 beds
during the mid nineteen forties. At the same time, the nurses' residence
was expanded and connected to the new wing of the hospital which gave
flexibility for future use of both buildings.
In 1954 the hospital was again overcrowded, therefore the second
floor of the nurses' residence was converted to a 24 bed patient care
unit, bringing the bed capacity of the hospital to 106.
Many changes were made in 1957-1958- An addition was built giving
two major operating rooms, and the original operating rooms converted to
a recovery room and a minor operating room. .On the first floor of the
addition, two emergency rooms and an office were built. The morgue was
also relocated in the new addition. The capacity for patient care, by
