From Separate to Equal: The Creation of Truman Medical Centers

by | Jun 21, 2021

The story of Kansas City’s African-American healthcare pioneers and their efforts that led to the creation of black hospitals such as Douglass Hospital and General Hospital Number 2 and finally to the complete integration of the healthcare system, informing and giving rise to Truman Medical Centers/University Health.

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