OSF Little Company of Mary Medical Center is a hospital in Evergreen Park, Illinois.
| OSF Little Company of Mary Medical Center | |
|---|---|
| OSF HealthCare | |
 | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Evergreen Park, Illinois, United States |
| Coordinates | 41°43′17″N 87°41′35″W / 41.72145°N 87.69294°W |
| Organization | |
| Care system | Private |
| Type | Community |
| Affiliated university | None |
| Services | |
| Public transit access |  Pace |
| History | |
| Opened | 1930 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Lists | Hospitals in Illinois |
History edit
The hospital was founded on January 19, 1930, by the Sisters of the Little Company of Mary[1] and serves much of the southwest side of Chicago.
In the early 20th century, the hospital—which was then segregated—refused to allow Dr. Arthur Falls Sr. to perform surgery on Dorothy Day, which both she and Falls protested. The hospital eventually relented, though on paper listed Falls as an assisting surgeon to a White physician.[2]
The first-ever kidney transplant was performed in Little Company of Mary Hospital in 1950 on a 44-year-old woman who had polycystic kidney disease.[3][4]
On October 17, 2019, OSF HealthCare signed a merger agreement with Little Company of Mary Hospital. The merger took place on February 1, 2020.[5]
Deaths edit
- Mahalia Jackson (1911–1972).[6]
References edit
- ^ "OSF Little Company of Mary Medical Center | Evergreen Park". www.osfhealthcare.org. 2019-12-10. Retrieved 2021-03-18.
- ^ Unsworth, Tim (2000-03-03). "Tim Unsworth column: A lonely prophet falls in Chicago". National Catholic Reporter. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
- ^ Brambila, Nicole C. (2011-08-01). "Kidney transplant pioneer James West dies in Palm Desert". The Desert Sun. Retrieved 2012-08-20.
- ^ Little Company of Mary Hospital, Evergreen Park, IL
- ^ RevCycleIntelligence (2019-10-17). "OSF, Little Company of Mary Take Next Hospital Merger Step". RevCycleIntelligence. Retrieved 2021-03-18.
- ^ Alden Whitman (January 28, 1972). "Mahalia Jackson, Gospel Singer and a Civil Rights Symbol, Dies". New York Times. Retrieved 2014-12-15.
Mahalia Jackson, who rose from Deep South poverty to world renown as a passionate gospel singer, died of a heart seizure yesterday in Little Company of Mary Hospital in Evergreen Park, Ill., a Chicago suburb.
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