Dr. Daniel Hale Williams, a pioneering African American surgeon, passed away on August 4, 1931. He is best known for performing one of the first successful open-heart surgeries in 1893.
Dr. Williams also founded Provident Hospital in Chicago in 1891, the first Black-owned and operated hospital in the United States, which provided opportunities for Black medical professionals and served Black patients who were often denied care elsewhere. His contributions to medicine and racial equity in healthcare were groundbreaking and left a lasting legacy.
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