Provident Hospital of Cook County (formerly Provident Hospital and Training School) is a public hospital in Chicago, Illinois that was founded as the first African-American-owned and operated hospital in America. Provident was established in 1891 by Dr. Daniel Hale Williams, an African-American surgeon, during the time in American history where few medical facilities were open to African Americans. It became a public hospital in 1993, and is now part of the Cook County public health system. From Wikipedia
