| Millie E. Hale Hospital | |
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 Millie E. Hale Hospital in 1917 | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | 523 7th Avenue, South, Nashville, Tennessee, United States |
| Coordinates | 36°09′12″N 86°46′40″W / 36.153449°N 86.777842°W |
| Organization | |
| Type | Specialist |
| Affiliated university | Meharry Medical College |
| Patron | Dr. John Henry Hale and Millie E. Hale |
| Services | |
| Beds | 75 |
| Speciality | African-American patients |
| History | |
| Opened | July 1916 |
| Closed | 1938 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in Tennessee |
The Millie E. Hale Hospital was a hospital in Nashville, Tennessee that served African-American patients. It was the first hospital to serve black patients year-round. The hospital was opened by a husband and wife team, Dr. John Henry Hale and Millie E. Hale in July 1916. The couple first turned their home into a hospital that would grow to house 75 patients by 1923. In addition to the hospital, there was a community center and ladies' auxiliary that provided health services and also recreational and charity work to the black community. The hospital also provided parks for children who had no park to use in the Jim Crow era. In 1938, the hospital closed, but some social services continued afterwards.