OCALA HISTORY

African American Hospitals in Ocala

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The Mercy Hospital and Nurse Training School

Ocala, Florida
(1903-190?)
Founders:
Drs. W. P. Wilson, Robert A. Miles Benton, David Hamilton Brown
Location:
2-6 S. First W. (now Fort King Ave) corner Magnolia in the Davis Block (now Goldman-Peek Building)
The Afro-American Hospital
The Afro-American Hospital Voluntary Association
The Afro-American Health and Old Folk Home Association
Ocala, Florida
(1914-192?)
Founders:
Trustees, G.B. Wilson, S.H. Hadley, A.W. Wallace, S.S. Simmons and M.C.B. Mason of Cincinnati, Ohio
Synobly Simmons, Superintendent
Location:
122 Smith ( Northwest Eight Street )
The American National Thrift Association Hospital
Ocala, Florida
(1925-1940)
Founder:
Dr. R. S. Hughes
Location:
403 West Broadway
The Free Will Hospital
Ocala, Florida
(1940-1943)
Founders:
Drs. N. H. Jones, E. E. Lamb, R. S. Hughes
Location:
403 West Broadway
Colored People Organize for Hospital and Old Folk Home
Source: The Ocala Banner, July 24, 1914, Page 10
Deed for Afro American Hospital Voluntary Association
Source: The Ocala Banner, Nov 12, 1920, Page 3