Established in 1895, Seattle General Hospital was located at 909 Fifth Avenue in downtown Seattle from 1900-1971, and merged in 1978 with two other local hospitals to become the Swedish Medical Center.
This card advertises "A Modern Non-Sectarian Hospital" with "trained nurses, modern appliances, every convenience," along with names of board members and staff.
Named individuals: Robert S. Greene, President; Griffith Davis, Vice-President; George A. Virtue, Secretary; W. R. Ballard, Treasurer; A. B. Kibbe, M. D., Oculist and Aurist; J. B. Eagleson, M. D. and A. Raymond M. D. C. M., Surgeons; L. R. Dawson, M. D. and P. W. Willis, M. D., Diseases of Women; C. W. Shaples, M. D., Nervous Diseases; C. A. Smith, M. D. and George Newlands, M. D., Physicians; Sarah Kendall, M. D. and F. A. Churchill, M. D., Homeopathists; C. D. McCullough, M. D., Diseases of Children; and Mrs. O. V. Roe, Superintendent.
Caption information source: "Swedish Medical Center (Seattle)," by Jennifer Ott, HistoryLink.org Essay 9572.
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