The Good Samaritan Hospital of North Carolina was built in 1891. It was nicknamed “Good Sam” by the staff and patients. The money to build it came from St. Peter’s Episcopal Church and their members. It was a private hospital built just to treat black in the Charlotte community. When first built it could only accommodate 20 patients. It gradually grew over the years:
• In 1925, it expanded and doubles the size of occupancy
• In 1937, a wing was added and it became a one hundred bed hospital
• In 1902, the hospital opened a nursing school for black women
• In 1942, it closed and was remodeled and reopened as a nursing home
The Good Samaritan Hospital was the only hospital in the North Carolina in 1911 to treat black people. In 1911 the hospital
• In 1925, it expanded and doubles the size of occupancy
• In 1937, a wing was added and it became a one hundred bed hospital
• In 1902, the hospital opened a nursing school for black women
• In 1942, it closed and was remodeled and reopened as a nursing home
The Good Samaritan Hospital was the only hospital in the North Carolina in 1911 to treat black people. In 1911 the hospital