Stories of Old Charity

Name: Stories of Old Charity
Start: 2019-10-06T00:00:00
End: 2019-10-07T00:00:00
Location: Old State Capitol

Oct 6, 2019

Old State Capitol 100 North Boulevard, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70801

September 16, 2019

9:39 AM

Dr. Trenton James will speak on “Stories of Old Charity” at the Old State Capitol today. A retired, board-certified physician who practiced in Baton Rouge for 37 years, Dr. James worked in the Charity System both in New Orleans and Lafayette. In his presentation, he'll recount the early history of medicine when doctors had to combat swamp-borne pestilence, urban epidemics and wounds of war with primitive tools and methods. As a result, doctors developed many ground-breaking techniques at Charity hospitals.

2 pm. Free. Dr. James’ presentation is being presented in conjunction with the current exhibition, “Louisiana’s Charity Hospital System: Medicine and Matters of State.” The exhibit is on display until Dec. 20.

louisianaoldstatecapitol.org or (225) 342-0500.