Dr. Robert Hunt Cochrane, Jr.

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Title

Dr. Robert Hunt Cochrane, Jr.

Subject

Druid City Hospital
Physicians

Description

Dr. Robert Hunt Cochrane was one of the 50 doctors on staff when the new Druid City Hospital (DCH) opened in 1952. He was the first Chief of Obstetrics. According to his Tuscaloosa News obituary, Dr. Cochrane was a physician in Tuscaloosa from 1935-1962. Dr. Cochrane attended the University of Alabama before obtaining his M.D from Tulane University School of Medicine in 1929. Like many of his peers Dr. Cochrane served as a physician for the Army Air Corps during World War II.

Dr. Cochrane was married to Lillian Rose Cochrane with two children Robert H. Cochrane III and Mrs. Lillian Cochrane Wright.

Source

Tuscaloosa News

Contributor

Brenda Harris (Description)
Tuscaloosa Public Library

Type

Photograph

Identifier

767

Coverage

Tuscaloosa (AL)

Original Format

Photograph

Physical Dimensions

3 1/2 inches x 2 1/2 inches