Whittier C. Atkinson

Biography

Whittier Cinclair Atkinson (April 23, 1893 – January 2, 1991) was an American general practitioner who founded the Clement Atkinson Memorial Hospital in Coatesville, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1936 and closed in 1978, the hospital was established to meet the medical needs of African American community members who faced racial discrimination at other area hospitals. A graduate of Howard University College of Medicine, Atkinson became the first Black physician in Chester County in 1927.

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