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Medical care -- California -- Los Angeles -- History -- Archival resources

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

May H. Lesser papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 5342
Abstract

This collection consists of May H. Lesser's unpublished manuscript, including illustrations, for The Art of Caring, her chronical of the experiences of new physicians at the LAC+USC Medical Center in the 1970s.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1990s

Los Angeles City Receiving Hospital clinical record books

 Collection
Identifier: 7065
Abstract The Los Angeles City Receiving Hospital first opened in 1868 to provide emergency care for victims of pestilence, primarily smallpox. Located in Chavez Ravine, the institution quickly expanded its scope, admitting patients afflicted with other contagious diseases. After occupying four different locations, the hospital, now known as the Central Receiving Hospital and located at 6th Street and Loma Drive, closed its doors in 1970 and the building was demolished in 2005 to make way for the...
Dates: 1903-11-17 - 1908-01-03