WIP · World in Pocket

Blue plaque № 28670

Coatesville, PA, United States

Whittier C. Atkinson (1893-1991). Founded Clement Atkinson Memorial Hospital here, 1936, offering quality health care to all despite inability to pay. First African American president of Chester County Medical Society; Pa. Practitioner of the year, 1960. A 1924 graduate of Howard University, he bega

n his Coatesville practice in 1927.

Listen to the audio guide for Blue plaque № 28670 Free on WIP — starts by itself when you arrive, even with the screen off