From NKAA, Notable Kentucky African Americans Database (main entry)

St. Joseph Hospital (Lexington, KY)

The hospital was in operation in 1877, when the five Sisters of Charity arrived in October of that year. Though the hospital was segregated, there was a separate building for African Americans, and "a few women of disreputable character were also housed in a separate area." Sister Euphrasia Stafford was the administrator of the hospital for the first 40 years. She was a great supporter of Dr. John E. Hunter, the first African American physician in Lexington. Hunter, who was from Virginia, was a surgeon at the hospital for 63 years, arriving in 1889. For more see A story of Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington, Kentucky: the first 120 years, 1877-1997, by F. Krumpelman.

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Cited in this Entry

NKAA Entry: Hunter, John E. [Hunter Foundation (Lexington, KY)]
NKAA Source: A Story of Saint Joseph Hospital, Lexington, Kentucky: the first 120 years, 1877-1997

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“St. Joseph Hospital (Lexington, KY),” Notable Kentucky African Americans Database, accessed March 23, 2023, https://ukscrc001.net/nkaa/items/show/842.

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