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Wickes Washburn (September 19, 1853 – June 19, 1922) was an American physician, psychiatrist, and surgeon, known for his work with the mentally ill in New York City. He served as Assistant Superintendent of Ward's Island Insane Asylum and contributed significantly to medical education, public health reform, and early psychiatric practices in the late 19th century.
In 1972, the United States–based Wickes Companies, whose operations included a chain of lumberyards, teamed with British builders merchant Sankeys to open the first Wickes store in the United Kingdom. By 1987, Wickes was trading from 41 locations, and was floated on the London Stock Exchange under the leadership of CEO, Henry Sweetbaum. [3]
Early osteopathic hospital, opened in 1944 after the Wisconsin Supreme Court first allowed osteopaths to be licensed in 1920. Served patients until 1965. [154] Before it was a hospital, the structure was a mansion/residence built around 1876, then housed the Wisconsin Institute of Music. [155] 98: Lincoln Creek Parkway: February 5, 2021
Brothers Henry Dunn Wickes and Edward Noyes Wickes moved to Flint, Michigan, from New York in 1854, becoming involved in the area's lumber industry.The brothers, along with partner H.W. Wood, later established Genesee Iron Works, a foundry and machine shop; after buying out Wood, the business was renamed Wickes Bros. Iron Works and moved to Saginaw, Michigan, to be closer to a source of pig iron.
William Hood Dunwoody (March 14, 1841 – February 8, 1914) was an American banker, merchants, miller, art patron and philanthropist. He was a partner in what is today General Mills and for thirty years a leader of Northwestern National Bank, today's Wells Fargo.
Children's Hospital of Wisconsin – Milwaukee Milwaukee: Milwaukee: 298 [1] Department of Veterans Affairs Clement J. Zablocki Veterans Hospital – Milwaukee Milwaukee: Milwaukee: 196 [15] Froedtert Hospital: Milwaukee: Milwaukee: 607 [1] Milwaukee County Behavioral Health Division – Milwaukee Milwaukee: Milwaukee: 120/144 [1] [2]
Advocate Aurora Health (AAH) is a non-profit, faith-based health care system with dual headquarters located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and Downers Grove, Illinois.As of 2021, the AAH system has 26 hospitals and more than 500 sites of care, with 75,000 employees, including 10,000 employed physicians. [2]
Public health care in Milwaukee began with the creation of pesthouses during early epidemics and a quarantine hospital in 1877. In 1880 the county built a general hospital at the poor farm in Wauwatosa, but distance was an obstacle for many residents. In 1894 the city created an emergency hospital on Michigan Street, but it had limited capacity.