Nan Travis Memorial Hospital
Jacksonville, Cherokee County, Texas
Marker Inscription
Originally known as the Cherokee Sanitarium, this hospital began in 1919 as a nine-bed facility in a small Jacksonville apartment house. In 1925, a larger facility was constructed, and five years later, the hospital was renamed to honor Nan Travis (1854-1919), the mother of staff doctors J. M. and R. T. Travis. Over time, the medical institution has grown to serve citizens from all over East Texas. Building expansion programs accommodated the growth and changes in health care during the 20th century. In 1997, Nan Travis merged with a larger system to become the East Texas Medical Center - Jacksonville. (2001)
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
This hospital began in 1919 as the nine-bed Cherokee Sanitarium in a small Jacksonville apartment house. A larger facility followed in 1925, and in 1930 it was renamed to honor Nan Travis, mother of staff physicians J.M. and R.T. Travis. Through decades of expansion it grew to serve patients across East Texas, merging in 1997 into a larger system as the East Texas Medical Center–Jacksonville.
Why it matters
Its growth from a rented apartment to a regional hospital charts the arrival of modern medical care in small-town East Texas over the 20th century.
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Related people
- · Nan Travis
- · J.M. Travis
- · R.T. Travis
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