Mayor Greg Fischer speaks at the dedication of marker 2534, Councilwomen Barbara Sexton Smith and Cheri Bryant Hamilton look on (L to R).JPG

ID: 3606 ~ Creator: Andrew Patrick ~ Date: April 10, 2018.
This file appears in: Red Cross Hospital
Mayor Greg Fischer speaks at the dedication of marker 2534, Councilwomen Barbara Sexton Smith and Cheri Bryant Hamilton look on (L to R).JPG
This file appears in: Red Cross Hospital

By Andrew Patrick
Historical Marker #2534 celebrates the Red Cross Hospital that treated black Kentuckians at 1436 South Shelby St. in Louisville from 1899 to 1976.The hopsital got its start because of medical segregation which prevented black doctors from treating…