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Milwaukee County Dispensary and Emergency Hospital

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The Milwaukee County Dispensary and Emergency Hospital, built in 1929, provided the first full-scale, publicly funded health care available to all residents in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.

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Milwaukee County Dispensary and Emergency Hospital
West Wells Street, Milwaukee Near West Side

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