For a recent 'Throwback Thursday,' the Hospital & Health Network website took a look at a small emergency hospital that was housed inside Chicago’s Union Station during World War II.
The medical facility was built in 1925 when the Beaux-Arts, or neoclassical architectural-style, depot opened and was located in the headhouse, a building separate from train tracks and platforms, according to the article.
The facilities handled various emergencies and sick passengers, including those headed to Chicago hospitals or the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., could wait there between trains.
The hospital could meet most medical needs and included a waiting area, an operation room, a nurses’ section, separate wards for men and women, and washrooms.
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