[PRCo] Hospitals and trolleys

[Bob Rathke]

To get this hospital discussion on topic: were there any hospitals in
the city of Pittsburgh that were NOT on a trolley line?

Some hospitals were within a block of the trolley - e.g., St. John's
Hospital was between route 18 Woods Run and routes 13/14/15.  Divine
Providence (formerly Presbyterian) Hospital was across the park from
North Avenue.  South Side Hospital on Jane St. was probably right on the
old horse car line.

The hospital-trolley relationship is probably quite logical since
trolley lines were built where people lived, worked and shopped, and in
pre-ambulance/paramedic days, hospitals were built in easily accessible
locations.

Bob 7/13/01

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Harold Geissenheimer wrote:

> Greetings
>
> To add fuel to the fire, I was born AT HOME in 1928 in
> North Bergen, NJ.  It was a common practice.
>
> Harold Geissenheimer
>
> Derrick J Brashear wrote:
>
> > On Wed, 11 Jul 2001, Edward H. Lybarger wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > Re: #2:  Weren't we all?
> >
> > West Penn (Hospital, not Railways car)
> >
> > > 2.  I was born in Magee Woman's Hospital.