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Group tour free with admission every Friday at 2 pm!

Due to limited staffing, appointments are The Museum also houses the J.L.
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Founded in 1962, by Dr. Samuel Eichold, II, the Mobile Medical Museum preserves and exhibits medical artifacts and archives to commemorate Mobile’s prominent place in the history of medical education and public health within the state of Alabama and the Gulf Coast. The Museum’s collections and exhibitions provide the public with a broad understanding of the evolution of the art and science of health care. Since 2004, the Museum has been located in the Vincent-Doan-Walsh House, Mobile’s oldest extant private residence, which is located on the midtown campus of the University of South Alabama Children’s and Women’s Hospital. Included on the National Register of Historic Places of the National Park Service, the house was built in 1827 by Captain Benjamin Vincent, who commanded several cargo vessels that sailed between New Orleans and Mobile. The Museum’s collections include thousands of medical artifacts, photographs, and documents from the past 300 years. Bedsole Archives and Ben May Library, which together contain over 50 cubic feet of letters, doctor’s registers, photographs, and rare books. The Mobile Medical Museum is a locally supported 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and does not receive any funding from federal, state, county, or city taxes.

10/29/2026

Have you registered for "Rehumanizing the Dead" yet? You don't want to miss this engaging talk presented in collaboration with Mobile Medical Museum! Don't forget to register by either scanning the QR code with a reader or using this link: https://www.mobilemedicalmuseum.org/events-1/lecture-series-dr-kristin-lafollette-1

10/27/2026

We are excited to welcome Wayne Sirmon to our Board of Trustees!

A native Mobilian, Sirmon is an Adjunct Assistant Professor of History and an Honorary Fellow at the University of Mobile. He is also an Army veteran, a former high school teacher of physics and math, and a former business owner. Sirmon has been involved in many community organizations, including the Kiwanis Club of West Mobile, the Joe Jefferson Players, the Mobile Theatre Guild, the Boy Scouts of America, the Alabama Society Sons of the American Revolution, the Mobile Bay Area Veterans Day Commission, and the University of South Alabama National Alumni Association.

We know that our Board will benefit greatly from his experience and insight. Thank you to Wayne and to all our Trustees for your service!

10/26/2026

"It all started with, ‘What are the communities we are trying to target, and how can we be respectful and work with them? Let’s not push what we think public health should be,’...“And it worked. It’s just snowballed.”

10/23/2026

10/21/2026

Forensics students from Alabama School of Math & Science toured the museum yesterday. We learned about how post-mortem examinations were performed in the 19th century and analyzed osteological s*x differences in human skeletons. Come again soon!

10/15/2026

Mobile, we need your support in order to keep serving the community. We have asked before but few have responded. Can we get 30 new members by the end of October? That would help A BUNCH. Please consider becoming a member TODAY!

Bay Laurel (Laurus nobilis) was one of the most prized medicinal herbs of the ancient world. As a symbol of victory and wisdom, Laurel wreaths were used to recognize high status and achievement.

10/14/2026

In 1969, Mobile General Hospital replaced its punched card computer system with a new IBM disk storage unit, most likely the IBM 1311. Here are systems analyst Cornelia Cousins and programmer Sally Burch of the Data Processing Department showing off the new technology. The increase in storage capacity was remarkable, but nothing like today's systems. A pack of six disks could store up to 5.4 million plain-text characters, as much as sixty file drawers of punched cards. But a 32GB USB flash drive that you can buy today at Walmart for $10 can store 32 billion plain-text characters! Images from The Pulse, Mobile General Hospital, December 1969 (Mobile Medical Museum Collection).

10/13/2026

Before Isaias blew through town, we gave a tour to massage therapy students at Massage&Beauty School MobileAL. Come back again soon!

10/12/2026

Alabama is one of 28 states that celebrate Indigenous People's Day on the second Monday of October, along with Columbus Day. Here it is called American Indian Heritage Day. Here are some of the many contributions that Indigenous Americans have made to public health.

Read about the historical public health trials and triumphs of tribes across the United States.

10/09/2026

The Mobile Medical Museum will be closed today due to the approaching storm. Please stay safe and come visit us next week!

Address

1664 Springhill Avenue
Mobile, AL
36604

Opening Hours

Tuesday	10am - 4pm
Wednesday	10am - 4pm
Thursday	10am - 6pm
Friday	10am - 4pm

Telephone

+12514151109

Website

http://www.mobilemedicalmuseum.org/

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