Reflections by Sammy Way: Two medical infirmaries served Sumter community

BY SAMMY WAY
Sumter Item archivist and historian
Posted 10/24/26

Reflections revisits the development of early medical infirmaries. Webster's Dictionary defines infirmary as "a place for the care of the sick, injured, or infirm. A building or room, as in a school, which served as a hospital or dispensary." The …

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