On May 4, 1891, Dr. Daniel Hale Williams founded Provident Hospital and Training School in Chicago, Illinois—the first interracial hospital in the United States. At a time when African Americans were often denied treatment at white hospitals, Dr. Williams created a facility where Black patients could receive quality care and where Black medical professionals could train and work. Provident not only offered lifesaving services, but it also became a pioneering institution for nursing and surgical education. Just two years later, Dr. Williams would perform one of the first successful open-heart surgeries at this very hospital, cementing both his and the institution’s place in medical history.
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