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Gaston County Negro Hospital's legacy of care and integration
Gladys Reid, longtime nursing assistant, recalls prehospital care for Black residents and cites Dr. Herbert Erwin and his wife Daisy as founders who funded the hospital through church donations. The facility faced chronic underfunding, relied on welfare patients, and lacked overnight doctors, yet provided essential service and fostered early integration with white professionals.
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Gladys Reid
Negro Hospital
Herbert Erwin
Daisy
Gaston County Museum of Art & History
Williams
Duke Endowment
Reid
Gaston County
Swannie B. Singletary
Chicago
New York
Singletary
Andy Burris Sr
Gaston County Negro Hospital
Erwin
Ramseur
Torben Seear
Gastonia
Buffalo
N.Y
Denmark
Seear
Jesse) Caldwell
Gaston Memorial Hospital
GMH
Highland Street
Mildred Sadier
Marietta Street
Rosewood
Liv
Ing
Feft
Mary Armstrong Lindsay
Fred Brandon
Mary Fool