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southtown Hospital
Posted by: nora bernhard (---.lightspeed.irvnca.sbcglobal.net)
Date: December 27, 2014 05:20AM

I was born in southtown hospital in 1952. This was a home for unwed mothers. Does anyone have any information on this place and know where the records might be stored.

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Re: southtown Hospital
Posted by: bowler (---.chipublib.org)
Date: January 05, 2015 05:33PM

So far all I could find so far is that it was located at 5701 S. Wood and became known as Central Community Hospital sometime in the late 1950's. Central Community Hospital closed around 1990.

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Re: southtown Hospital
Posted by: bowler (---.chipublib.org)
Date: January 05, 2015 05:43PM

It became Central Community Hospital on January 3 1958. Also, here is a previous discussion of the hospital:

http://forgottenchicago.com/forum/1/1901/8960/re__southtown_hospital

I do have to disagree with the statement that it was opened in 1932 because I've found references to it in the Tribune as early as 1929.

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Re: southtown Hospital
Posted by: Richard Stachowski (---.hsd1.il.comcast.net)
Date: January 05, 2015 11:33PM

[b]I was in there with a broken nose and head concushion in th 1948. I had a bike accedent where the bike flew up and landed on the back of my head. Was out for three days.[/b]



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/05/2015 11:35PM by Richard Stachowski.

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