Lincoln Hospital (Durham, North Carolina)

Lincoln Hospital
A photograph of a wooden frame house in 1901, Logo: if not the Lord, [it is] in vain.
Geography
Location	Durham, North Carolina, United States
Coordinates	35°59′26″N 78°54′49″W / 35.9906°N 78.9136°W / 35.9906; -78.9136 (approximate)
Organization
Type	General hospital for African Americans
Affiliated university	Lincoln Hospital School of Nursing, Howard University, North Carolina Central University
Services
Beds	123
History
Opened	1901
Closed	1976
Links
Lists	Hospitals in North Carolina

Lincoln Hospital was a medical facility located in Durham, North Carolina founded to serve the African Americans of Durham County and surrounding areas. With original hospital construction financed by the Duke family, Lincoln served as the primary African American hospital in Durham from its opening in 1901 until 1976, when it closed and transferred its inpatient services to Durham County General Hospital.

Despite its cultural setting within the Jim Crow South, Lincoln Hospital developed and thrived due to a complex web of inter- and intraracial cooperation. Lincoln's medical staff sought to reduce morbidity and mortality of Durham blacks by targeting maternal and child health, infectious disease, and health behavior through health education programs, specialized clinics, and free medical care. Lincoln expanded educational opportunities for blacks through their nursing, residency, and surgery programs during a time where few opportunities existed for blacks in healthcare.