Festivities for Good Samaritan Medical Center’s 100th anniversary were curtailed by the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, an event that led to questions about how and why healthcare changed radically during and after World War I. From Houses to Hospitals examines how Palm Beach County’s modern healthcare system developed, expanding during the Roaring ‘20s.
As the medical field adopted new standards of care, Americans became aware of how quickly diseases could spread. They supported the efforts of their physicians to build first-class accommodations for all, even as they remained segregated. In West Palm Beach, wealthy winter residents, Black and White citizens of more modest means, and newspapermen all joined the call to raise funds for Good Samaritan and Pine Ridge hospitals. Soon everyone was clamoring for better facilities.
Admission is FREE to the public. The museum is located on the 2nd floor of the restored 1916 Courthouse at 300 North Dixie Highway, in downtown West Palm Beach.
Phone: 561.832.4164
Mail:
P.O. Box 4364
West Palm Beach, FL 33402
Visit:
300 N. Dixie Highway
West Palm Beach, FL 33401
Monday 10 am – 4 pm
Tuesday 10 am – 4 pm
Wednesday 10 am – 4 pm
Thursday 10 am – 4 pm
Thursday 10 am – 4 pm
Friday 10 am – 4 pm
Saturday 10 am – 4 pm
Sunday Closed
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Interesting topic. Will there be a presentation?
Our docents are able to give presentations on this exhibit during tours. If you are interested in scheduling a tour, contact Rhonda Gordon at rgordon@pbchistory.org