First Native hospital, built by nation’s first Native doctor, to again care for Nebraskans

First Native hospital, built by nation’s first Native doctor, to again care for Nebraskans

The first hospital built on a Native reservation in Nebraska is being restored. The building is dedicated to sharing the story of Dr. Susan La Flesche Picotte, who became the first Native American to earn a medical degree in 1889…

Honoring Doc Susan: First Native hospital, built by nation's first Native doctor, to again care for Nebraskans - Flatwater Free Press

The ask was simple.  Will you donate $132 to honor your fellow physician, Dr. Susan La Flesche Picotte? The Nebraska Medical Association put the word out to its members in 2021.  Who’s that? Nebraska doctors asked. After they learned her story, $600,000 in donations poured in.  In 1889 — 132 years before the ask — La Flesche made American history when she became the first Native American to earn a medical degree. Born in a tipi in 1865 on the Om…