Whittier Cinclair Atkinson, MD (1893 - 1991)

Dr. Atkinston was born in Waverly, Georgia the oldest of Clement and Mary Atkinson's seventeen (17) surviving children. 

1922   Received his Bachelor of Science degree from Howard University

1925   Graduated from Howard University Medical School

1927   Arrived in Coatesville, PA and Began Medical Practice

1936   4-Bed Unit Clement Atkinson Memorial Hospital Completed

1938   Two-Story Addition to the Clement Atkinson Memorial Hospital

1946   The Clement Atkinston Memorial Hospital Recognised as a General Hospital

1947   Elected President of The Pennsylvania State Medical, Dental and  

          Pharmaceutical Association

1951   President, Philadelphia Academy of Medicine and Allied Science

1953   Howard University's Alumnus of the Year

1956   Received the Diamond Ebony Award from the Association of Elks

1960   Named General Practitioner of the Year by the Pennsylvania Medical Society

1978   Closed the Clement Atkinson Memorial Hospital

1979   Retired from Practice

1991   Dies at the Age of 97