First-Aid Hospital at Ford Motor Company Highland Park Plant, 1913
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Ford Motor Company operated an on-site hospital at its Highland Park plant near Detroit. By 1916, Ford's medical department staff included more than 100 people who handled everything from emergency first aid to routine dental exams. Every injury, however small, had to be reported and treated in the hospital to track and improve the plant's overall safety record.
Ford Motor Company operated an on-site hospital at its Highland Park plant near Detroit. By 1916, Ford's medical department staff included more than 100 people who handled everything from emergency first aid to routine dental exams. Every injury, however small, had to be reported and treated in the hospital to track and improve the plant's overall safety record.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
1914
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.833.223
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8 in
Width: 10 in
Inscriptions
Number in lower right corner: 223
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