1942: David Goldring, MD, sends Black infant to white ward

One evening, David Goldring, MD, is working in the Children’s Hospital Emergency Room when a Black infant is brought in needing an incubator. The Butler Ward is full, so Goldring sends the child to the white ward instead. Furious, the nursing supervisor calls pediatrics head Alexis Hartmann, MD, who backs up Goldring.

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David Goldring, MD

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