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Sydney Lewis reads from and discusses her book "Hospital"

BROADCAST: Jan. 31, 1995 | DURATION: 00:54:19

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Synopsis

"Hospital: An Oral History of Cook County Hospital" covers what was once the largest public hospital in the United States. With 6,000 employees, Sydney Lewis learned that County Hospital was a small city onto itself. One may have a long wait at the hospital, but Lewis found because of it's good health care, there was a kind of a loyalty toward County. With Chicago and its diversity, it was good for the people to see African American doctors and nurses that were Black and brown, too.

Details

Broadcast Date
Jan. 31, 1995

Physical Format
1 sound tape reel (ca. 55 min.) : 10 1/2 in.

Duration
54 minutes, 19 seconds

Digital Format
WAV

Ownership
The Chicago History Museum

Language
English

Topics

Healthcare, Medicine, Mental Health Chicago

People

Authors, Writers

Tags

Lewis, Sydney, 1952---Interviews Lewis, Sydney, 1952-. Hospital. Cook County Hospital (Chicago, Ill.)--History. Cook County Hospital (Chicago, Ill.)--Employees--Interviews Cook County Hospital (Chicago, Ill.) County hospitals--History.--Illinois WFMT (Radio station : Chicago, Ill.) Audiotapes. Radio programs.

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