February 7, 1861; The Charleston Mercury
We have had placed upon our table the Annual Catalogue of the above institution, by which it appears that the class in attendance amounted to two hundred and twenty two students, from the States of South Carolina, North Carolina, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Virginia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Pennsylvania, Kansas and New Providence, Nassau.
In addition to the Clinical advantages, so essential to students, presented by the Marine and Roper Hospitals, we take pleasure in calling public attention to another hospital, recently erected in Trapmann street, exclusively for the accommodation of sick negros. The building is large, spacious and remarkably well ventilated, two stories high, with piazzas fronting south, containing four capacious wards, with all the modern improvements and conveniences of hospitals of the present day, and capable of accommodating sixty patients. It is superintended by an experienced matron, residing in the building, assisted by attentive and efficient nurses, and is directly under the supervision of Professor CHISOLM, by whose energy and enterprise it was erected.
To planters in the country who may send patients to the city – to our citizens having negros hired out, or living in different places, it offers the greatest advantages, with the best assurance that their servants will receive every care, attention and comfort. We know of no private enterprise which commands itself more highly to public patronage and support, the more especially as masters may retain their own physicians, all of whom have access to the hospital.
We are glad to observe that the wards are already filling up, and that there are a goodly number of both male and female patients.