Little Company of Mary Hospital (Evergreen Park)
| Little Company of Mary Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Geography | |
| Location | Evergreen Park, Illinois, United States |
| Organization | |
| Care system | Private |
| Hospital type | Community |
| Affiliated university | None |
| History | |
| Founded | 1930 |
| Links | |
| Website | http://www.lcmh.org/ |
| Lists | Hospitals in Illinois |
Little Company of Mary Hospital is a hospital in Evergreen Park, Illinois, USA. The hospital was founded on January 19, 1930 by the Sisters of the Little Company of Mary.[1]
The first human organ transplant (kidney) was performed here in 1950 on a 44-year-old woman who suffered from polycystic kidney disease.[2][3]
Deaths
- Mahalia Jackson (1911–1972).[4]
References
- ↑ Little Company of Mary Hospital, Evergreen Park, IL
- ↑ Brambila, Nicole C. (2011-08-01). "Kidney transplant pioneer James West dies in Palm Desert". The Desert Sun. Retrieved 2012-08-20.
- ↑ Little Company of Mary Hospital, Evergreen Park, IL
- ↑ Alden Whitman (January 28, 1972). "Mahalia Jackson, Gospel Singer and a Civil Rights Symbol, Dies". New York Times. Retrieved 2014-12-15.
Mahalia Jackson, who rose from Deep South poverty to world renown as a passionate gospel singer, died of a heart seizure yesterday in Little Company of Mary Hospital in Evergreen Park, Ill., a Chicago suburb.