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Why Were Many SF Hospitals Once Affiliated With Ethnic Groups?

Why Were Many SF Hospitals Once Affiliated With Ethnic Groups?

Why Jewish, Chinese, French and German benevolent societies founded hospitals in San Francisco

Bay Curious

July 14, 202217m 15s

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Show Notes

Bay Curious listener Ken Katz noticed that many of San Francisco's current hospitals used to have names affiliated with ethnic groups, like the French hospital or the German hospital. We wondered why that trend existed and when it changed.


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Reported by Katrina Schwartz. Bay Curious is made by Olivia Allen-Price, Katrina Schwartz and Brendan Willard. Additional support from Kyana Moghadam, Jen Chien, April Dembosky, Jasmine Garnett, Carly Severn, Jenny Pritchett, Vinnee Tong, Ethan Lindsey and Holly Kernan.

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