the first hospital was built in the world in egypt.
the first hospital was built in the world in egypt.
where was the first hospital built in the world?
egypt
the fort omaha hospital was opened in 1878 to care for soldiers wounded during the indian wars. built along with several other notable buildings at the fort, the hospital operated through the 1940s. the ford hospital in omaha was built in 1916. it was a privately operated hospital built and operated by dr. michael j. ford that operated until 1922. ford was the last small, private hospital in the city. the nicholas senn hospital was located at park avenue and dewey streets in midtown omaha. when it opened on february 1, 1912, the hospital was a modern, 60-bed building that featured one of the "finest x-ray machines in the u.s." dr. nicholas senn, a member of the rush medical college in chicago, illinois, was the hospital's namesake. the omaha christian institute founded omaha's general hospital in 1908. sold to a private company in 1910, it was renamed lord lister hospital. located at 14th & capitol avenue, the building had 88 beds and treated 1,200 patients annually.
hospitals in omaha, nebraska
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bullet::::- 1870 to 1875 - city of san antonio donates for an army post









































bullet::::- 1879 - temporary wooden (board and batten, not log) 12-bed hospital built









































bullet::::- 1886 - permanent, brick 12-bed hospital built to replace the temporary one









































bullet::::- 1908 - station hospital built to accommodate 84 beds









































bullet::::- 1910 - two wings added to station hospital, increasing its capacity by 68 beds









































bullet::::- 1912 - an isolation ward and a maternity ward added to station hospital









































bullet::::- 1936 - construction begins on new station hospital building, on the site of the old camp travis base hospital
brooke army medical center