Homer G. Phillips Hospital was once a treasure of Black life in St. Louis, and a backbone of the community during segregation.
Homer G. Phillips Hospital was once a treasure of Black life in St. Louis, a five-story, 600-bed facility that served as a backbone of the community during segregation. Now, a group of nurses who once worked there has filed a lawsuit against developer Paul McKee, who’s seeking to name his new urgent care center after the historic institution.
“That name should not be on there,” Yvonne Jones, president of the Homer G. Phillips Nurses’ Alumni, Inc., which owns the trademark, told today!
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