Miracle of Hickory (polio epidemic response, 1944)

GPTKB entity

Statements (20)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Hickory Emergency Infantile Paralysis Hospital
gptkbp:cause polio epidemic
gptkbp:commemoratedBy historical marker in Hickory, NC
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:date 1944
gptkbp:hospitalBuiltIn 54 hours
gptkbp:hospitalName Hickory Emergency Infantile Paralysis Hospital
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Miracle of Hickory (polio epidemic response, 1944)
gptkbp:involvedOrganizations gptkb:American_Red_Cross
gptkb:March_of_Dimes
local volunteers
gptkbp:location gptkb:Hickory,_North_Carolina
gptkbp:notableFor treatment of polio patients
rapid community response
gptkbp:output emergency hospital construction
gptkbp:patientsTreated over 500
gptkbp:significance model for emergency medical response
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Hickory,_North_Carolina,_USA
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7