204:
249:, with just $ 25 in start-up capital (worth approximately $ 759 in inflation-adjusted 2021 dollars). The building was a converted four story house which was donated by fellow female physician and founder Susanna Otis. From its inception, the hospital was staffed exclusively by women, with Mayo and the other founding physicians providing services in internal medicine, surgery, pediatrics, dermatology, obstetrics / gynecology, neurology, and dentistry. One of the founders, M. Blanche Tassy, was a dentist, thereby enabling the hospital to provide dental services.
230:
172:, to parents George Spencer Mayo and Emily Mayo (née Tew). Her father was a lawyer. She had two sisters, Edith Mayo (1872 - 1902) and May Mayo (1868 - 1929). Sara Mayo is reported to have had interest in medicine starting as a child, practicing on dolls and pets. Mayo's parents died when Mayo was a child. After their death, she moved to New Orleans to live with her father's cousin, Judge
242:
staff of the new hospital. The hospital provided free treatment for women and children who were underprivileged. The hospital had an all-female staff. In addition to her responsibilities to the hospital as a physician, Mayo was also responsible for raising money through donations to support the hospital and its associated out-patient clinic.
281:, in addition to her administrative responsibilities to the hospital. She was known as "Daisy" by many of the patients at the hospital and as "Uncle Doc" to her nieces and nephews. Among her contributions, Mayo obtained financing from the Sickles Fund of Pennsylvania to offset the cost of drugs for patients at the hospital and clinic.
252:
The hospital was successful from its start. People living nearby contributed their labor to the needs of the hospital, thereby offsetting some of the funding shortages. The hospital treated approximately 3760 patients in its first year. The hospital moved to a larger two story building in March 1908,
216:
in New
Orleans. There, Mayo commenced her career of service to disadvantaged people. At Kingsley House, Mayo met seven other women who were physicians in New Orleans, with whom she continued to collaborate through her career. The group of physicians included: Dr. Clara Glenk, Dr. Susanna Otis, Dr.
288:
As the hospital outgrew its original location, it moved to a facility at 810 Felicity Street in New
Orleans, and then in 1940 to a much larger facility at 625 Jackson Avenue in New Orleans. The hospital was renamed Sara Mayo Hospital in 1948. By 1969, Sara Mayo Hospital had 169 beds. The hospital
241:
Working with Dr. Clara Glenk, Dr. Susanna Otis, Dr. Elizabeth Bass, Dr. Cora Bass, Dr. Clothilde
Jacquet, Dr. Edith Loeber and Dr. M. Blanche Tassy, Mayo founded the New Orleans Hospital and Dispensary for Women and Children, in 1905. While not original founders, Loeber and Jaquet soon joined the
386:
Mayo was the winner of the New
Orleans Times-Picayune Loving Cup Award in 1910 in recognition of her charitable work. In 2018 the New Orleans Times-Picayune newspaper named Mayo one of its "300 for 300", honoring 300 people who contributed significantly to the 300 year history of the City of New
309:
Mayo and other female physicians in New
Orleans continued to press for admission to staffs of other hospitals in the New Orleans area. In 1913, Mayo was granted membership to the Orleans Parish Medical Society, being among the first women so granted membership. Mayo also became a member of the
273:
As an on-going policy, the hospital and associated clinic treated grown men only in emergency situations, although the policy on admission of men as patients changed in 1969. The hospital and clinic also accepted payment from patients according to their ability to pay without undue hardship.
266:. At that time, the hospital could provide in-patient services in addition to on-going out-patient services. Recognizing the hospital's success, the Louisiana State Legislature allocated $ 10,000 to the hospital in 1911, with funding continuing thereafter. The hospital established a
401:"Her cheery smile, hopeful words, great skill and greater heart have proved a boon to untold thousands of women who, through her ministrations, have been lifted out of a condition of pain and disease into health again. She gave unstintingly not only of her skill, but of her heart."
284:
In 1917, the hospital treated 12,830 patients with 419 surgeries having been performed there. It filled 5382 prescriptions free of charge to the patients using money from the
Sickles Fund. Private donations of money to the hospital also continued to grow as of that time.
211:
Following her graduation from medical school, Mayo moved to New
Orleans, Louisiana, where she continued to face limitations on where she could practice medicine in the male-dominated medical community of the time. She initially took up employment at
305:
appointed Mayo to the board of directors of the
Sickles Commission. In this post, Mayo influenced the fund to provide significant financing for prescription drugs to underprivileged people in the New Orleans area.
378:. She continued to work as a physician and on behalf of humanitarian causes until the time of her death. Her grave stone gives a different birthdate than other sources (April 1870 rather than May 1869).
920:
289:
subsequently came under financial pressure and permanently closed in 1979, with plans to be replaced by an apartment building. As of July 2021, the structure was severely dilapidated.
277:
Mayo was generally regarded as the leader of the founding group at the New
Orleans Hospital and Dispensary for Women and Children. Mayo typically provided clinical services in
718:
945:
358:
at the New
Orleans Hospital and Dispensary for Women and Children and who was the first woman to graduate from the Tulane University School of Medicine (1917).
184:
925:
807:
179:
Because admissions policies of the times at many medical schools barred women from pursuing medical degrees, Mayo was denied admission to nearby
411:
The early 20th century history of Kingsley House of New Orleans where Sara Mayo first worked as a physician is described in the article about
213:
950:
930:
180:
661:
955:
915:
390:
The city government of New Orleans has considered renaming Penn Street in honor of Mayo. As of May 2021, the change has not happened.
259:
203:
694:
270:, graduating its first nurses in 1911. The hospital and clinic relocated to a larger facility at 625 Jackson Avenue in New Orleans.
777:
Litchenstein, Tinette (November 18, 1921). "New Orleans Federation of Women's Clubs". Women's Enterprise (Baton Rouge, La.).
144:
and advanced the cause of women as physicians at a time and place when few women were practicing physicians as a result of
613:
161:
148:. Mayo was a founding member of the New Orleans Hospital and Dispensary for Women and Children which was renamed the
246:
188:
253:
enabled by a fund-raising effort that included a contribution of the receipts of one day's newspaper sales by the
860:
315:
278:
387:
Orleans. As part of the "300 for 300", the newspaper commissioned a portrait of Mayo by artist Saegan Swanson.
173:
886:
559:
254:
341:
165:
318:. She also served at the St. Anna's Asylum for Destitute Women and Children, also in the New Orleans area.
334:
137:
755:"Women's Clubs of Covington Arrange to have Dr. Sara Mayo Speak". The St. Tammany Farmer. April 28, 1917.
433:
899:
540:"Fair Doctors: Diplomas Given to Women's Medical College Students". Philadelphia Inquirer. May 19, 1898.
355:
229:
145:
940:
935:
719:"WDSU Investigates: Neighbors, Council Upset at Condition of Old Hospital, Developer Promises Action"
298:
245:
The original location of the hospital was in a modest building at 1823 Annunciation Street in the
394:
234:
169:
519:
397:
of the New Orleans Hospital and Dispensary for Women and Children issued a resolution stating:
690:
684:
375:
322:
833:
515:
371:
311:
141:
133:
329:
and humanitarian causes. A representative of a presentation by Mayo was one on effective
412:
348:
302:
267:
218:
192:
909:
367:
326:
221:, Dr. Cora Bass, Dr. Clothilde Jacquet, Dr. Edith Loeber and Dr. M. Blanche Tassy.
573:
344:
in its efforts to advanced social reform and feminist causes, led at the time by
766:"Gulfport Society and Personal Items". Gulfport Daily Herald. November 14, 1914.
260:
892:
345:
17:
330:
129:
100:
founding the New Orleans Hospital and Dispensary for Women and Children
333:
and its value to the good of the community in a 1914 presentation in
325:
to a variety of professional audiences and lay audiences, promoting
297:
In 1907, Mayo established a "District Nursing Service" to provide
228:
202:
895:
of the abandoned and derelict Sara Mayo Hospital as seen in 2016.
337:. She was active in the New Orleans Federation of Women's Clubs.
639:"New Orleans Hospital and Dispensary for Women and Children".
469:
898:
A photograph of Sara Mayo Hospital as it appeared in 1962 is
689:. Vol. 1. The University of Georgia Press. p. 289.
508:"Mayo, Sara (1869-1930), physician and humanitarian reformer"
744:"A Treat for Mothers". New Orleans Herald. January 27, 1916.
195:
from the Women's Medical College of Pennsylvania in 1898.
574:"Why a dollar today is worth only 3% of a dollar in 1905"
354:
Mayo was a mentor to Dr. Linda Coleman who worked as an
507:
662:"What Happened to Sara Mayo Hospital in New Orleans?"
560:"How Love Helped Shatter a New Orleans Glass Ceiling"
111:
96:
88:
80:
70:
54:
42:
32:
885:A portrait of Sara Mayo by artist Saegan Swanson
921:Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania alumni
464:
462:
460:
458:
301:to underprivileged people. New Orleans Mayor
8:
641:The New Orleans Medical and Surgical Journal
790:Journal of the American Medical Association
683:Allured, Janet; Gentry, Judith F. (2009).
553:
551:
549:
547:
29:
614:"Sara Mayo Hospital - A Surprising Story"
520:10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1201908
207:Entrance to Kingsley House in New Orleans
656:
654:
607:
605:
603:
601:
599:
597:
595:
393:Shortly after Mayo's death in 1930, the
946:People from Catahoula Parish, Louisiana
501:
499:
497:
495:
493:
491:
425:
185:Women's Medical College of Pennsylvania
76:Women's Medical College of Pennsylvania
686:Louisiana Women: Their Lives and Times
233:Former Sara Mayo Hospital building in
7:
181:Tulane University School of Medicine
861:"Times-Picayune Loving Cup Winner"
160:Mayo was born on May 26, 1869, in
25:
926:20th-century American physicians
717:Mackel, Travers (14 July 2021).
506:Duffy, John (February 1, 2000).
176:. Mayo attended public schools.
664:. The Gambit. December 17, 2018
443:. New York Times. March 8, 1930
49:Catahoula Parish, Louisiana, US
859:Pope, John (August 19, 2018).
558:Pope, John (August 16, 2018).
1:
562:. New Orleans Times-Picayune.
293:Other professional activities
863:. New Orleans Times-Picayune
808:"Mayo, Sara Tew (1869-1930)"
247:Irish Channel of New Orleans
951:Physicians from New Orleans
931:20th-century American women
512:American National Biography
162:Catahoula Parish, Louisiana
972:
956:Activists from New Orleans
580:. Official Data Foundation
191:. Mayo graduated with her
189:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
128:, M.D., (1869-1930) was a
916:American women physicians
618:digitallibrary.tulane.edu
316:Southern Baptist Hospital
279:obstetrics and gynecology
119:
115:Times-Picayune Loving Cup
104:
65:New Orleans, Louisiana US
725:. Hearst Television, Inc
255:New Orleans Daily Delta
174:William Brainerd Spencer
156:Early life and education
342:Era Club of New Orleans
340:Mayo was active in the
183:. Mayo enrolled at the
164:, near the villages of
814:. Cafemedia Publishers
403:
335:Vicksburg, Mississippi
238:
208:
140:, USA. She served the
138:New Orleans, Louisiana
887:can be viewed on-line
476:. City of New Orleans
399:
366:Mayo died in 1930 of
232:
206:
146:gender discrimination
134:humanitarian reformer
434:"Dr. Sara Mayo Dies"
374:and was interred at
834:"Dr. Sara Tew Mayo"
620:. Tulane University
299:home health nursing
441:The New York Times
395:Board of Directors
323:oral presentations
310:medical staffs at
239:
235:Uptown New Orleans
225:Sara Mayo Hospital
209:
170:Vidalia, Louisiana
150:Sara Mayo Hospital
27:American physician
900:available on-line
796:(13): 1162. 1930.
578:in2013dollars.com
382:Awards and honors
376:Metairie Cemetery
123:
122:
89:Years active
16:(Redirected from
963:
873:
872:
870:
868:
856:
850:
849:
847:
845:
830:
824:
823:
821:
819:
812:encyclopedia.com
804:
798:
797:
788:"Death notice".
785:
779:
778:
774:
768:
767:
763:
757:
756:
752:
746:
745:
741:
735:
734:
732:
730:
714:
708:
707:
705:
703:
680:
674:
673:
671:
669:
658:
649:
648:
636:
630:
629:
627:
625:
609:
590:
589:
587:
585:
570:
564:
563:
555:
542:
541:
537:
531:
530:
528:
526:
503:
486:
485:
483:
481:
466:
453:
452:
450:
448:
438:
430:
265:
262:
61:
30:
21:
971:
970:
966:
965:
964:
962:
961:
960:
906:
905:
882:
877:
876:
866:
864:
858:
857:
853:
843:
841:
832:
831:
827:
817:
815:
806:
805:
801:
787:
786:
782:
776:
775:
771:
765:
764:
760:
754:
753:
749:
743:
742:
738:
728:
726:
716:
715:
711:
701:
699:
697:
682:
681:
677:
667:
665:
660:
659:
652:
638:
637:
633:
623:
621:
611:
610:
593:
583:
581:
572:
571:
567:
557:
556:
545:
539:
538:
534:
524:
522:
505:
504:
489:
479:
477:
470:"Dr. Sara Mayo"
468:
467:
456:
446:
444:
436:
432:
431:
427:
422:
408:
406:Further reading
384:
372:angina pectoris
364:
312:Touro Infirmary
295:
257:
227:
201:
158:
142:underprivileged
75:
66:
63:
59:
50:
47:
38:
35:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
969:
967:
959:
958:
953:
948:
943:
938:
933:
928:
923:
918:
908:
907:
904:
903:
896:
890:
881:
880:External links
878:
875:
874:
851:
840:. Find A Grave
838:findagrave.com
825:
799:
780:
769:
758:
747:
736:
709:
695:
675:
650:
631:
612:Gehman, Mary.
591:
565:
543:
532:
487:
454:
424:
423:
421:
418:
417:
416:
413:Eleanor McMain
407:
404:
383:
380:
363:
360:
349:Kate M. Gordon
303:Martin Behrman
294:
291:
268:nursing school
226:
223:
219:Elizabeth Bass
214:Kingsley House
200:
197:
193:medical degree
157:
154:
121:
120:
117:
116:
113:
109:
108:
106:Medical career
102:
101:
98:
97:Known for
94:
93:
90:
86:
85:
82:
78:
77:
74:Medical doctor
72:
68:
67:
64:
62:(aged 60)
56:
52:
51:
48:
44:
40:
39:
36:
33:
26:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
968:
957:
954:
952:
949:
947:
944:
942:
939:
937:
934:
932:
929:
927:
924:
922:
919:
917:
914:
913:
911:
901:
897:
894:
891:
888:
884:
883:
879:
862:
855:
852:
839:
835:
829:
826:
813:
809:
803:
800:
795:
791:
784:
781:
773:
770:
762:
759:
751:
748:
740:
737:
724:
720:
713:
710:
698:
696:9780820329475
692:
688:
687:
679:
676:
663:
657:
655:
651:
646:
642:
635:
632:
619:
615:
608:
606:
604:
602:
600:
598:
596:
592:
579:
575:
569:
566:
561:
554:
552:
550:
548:
544:
536:
533:
521:
517:
513:
509:
502:
500:
498:
496:
494:
492:
488:
475:
474:nolaccsrc.org
471:
465:
463:
461:
459:
455:
442:
435:
429:
426:
419:
414:
410:
409:
405:
402:
398:
396:
391:
388:
381:
379:
377:
373:
369:
368:heart disease
361:
359:
357:
352:
350:
347:
343:
338:
336:
332:
328:
327:public health
324:
319:
317:
313:
307:
304:
300:
292:
290:
286:
282:
280:
275:
271:
269:
263:
256:
250:
248:
243:
236:
231:
224:
222:
220:
215:
205:
198:
196:
194:
190:
186:
182:
177:
175:
171:
167:
163:
155:
153:
151:
147:
143:
139:
135:
131:
127:
126:Sara Tew Mayo
118:
114:
110:
107:
103:
99:
95:
91:
87:
83:
79:
73:
69:
58:March 7, 1930
57:
53:
45:
41:
37:Sara Tew Mayo
31:
19:
18:Sara Tew Mayo
865:. Retrieved
854:
842:. Retrieved
837:
828:
816:. Retrieved
811:
802:
793:
789:
783:
772:
761:
750:
739:
727:. Retrieved
722:
712:
700:. Retrieved
685:
678:
666:. Retrieved
647:: 104. 1918.
644:
640:
634:
622:. Retrieved
617:
582:. Retrieved
577:
568:
535:
523:. Retrieved
511:
478:. Retrieved
473:
445:. Retrieved
440:
428:
400:
392:
389:
385:
365:
353:
339:
320:
308:
296:
287:
283:
276:
272:
251:
244:
240:
210:
178:
166:Harrisonburg
159:
149:
125:
124:
105:
60:(1930-03-07)
46:May 26, 1869
941:1930 deaths
936:1869 births
370:related to
258: [
92:1898 - 1930
910:Categories
893:Video tour
420:References
346:suffragist
331:parenthood
321:Mayo gave
81:Occupation
152:in 1948.
130:physician
84:physician
71:Education
723:wdsu.com
261:Wikidata
729:15 July
314:and at
844:11 May
702:28 May
693:
668:10 May
584:9 June
525:25 May
356:intern
199:Career
112:Awards
34:Doctor
867:1 May
818:9 May
624:5 May
480:1 May
447:1 May
437:(PDF)
362:Death
264:]
187:, in
869:2021
846:2021
820:2021
731:2021
704:2021
691:ISBN
670:2021
626:2021
586:2021
527:2021
482:2021
449:2021
168:and
132:and
55:Died
43:Born
516:doi
136:in
912::
836:.
810:.
794:94
792:.
721:.
653:^
645:70
643:.
616:.
594:^
576:.
546:^
514:.
510:.
490:^
472:.
457:^
439:.
351:.
237:.
902:.
889:.
871:.
848:.
822:.
733:.
706:.
672:.
628:.
588:.
529:.
518::
484:.
451:.
415:.
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
