Walden Hospital
N 35° 02.708 W 085° 18.137
16S E 654842 N 3879365
Located on E 8th St
Waymark Code: WM231M
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 08/27/2007
Views: 74
Walden Hospital
2A 82
Dr. Emma Rochelle Wheeler, a graduate of Meharry Medical College, established, owned, and operated Walden Hospital beginning in 1915. Established to serve the medical needs of Chattanooga's Negro community, the hospital had 30-bed capacity. Walden was staffed by 19 black doctors of the Mountain City Medical Society. For 20 years, the hospital served as a nursing school. After 37 years of service, Walden Hospital closed in June 1952.
N 35 02.708
W085 18.137
Marker Name: Walden Hospital
Marker Location: City
Type of Marker: Building
Marker Number: 2A 82
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Tennessee Historical Commission
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