Regional Womens Health Group history

In 1857, Doctor Blackwell opened the New York Infirmary for Women and Children with a mission to provide positions for women physicians.

In 1861, Barton left her job to dedicate her time to bringing supplies to soldiers and tending to those wounded, sparking a life-long career in aiding those in times of need.

Challenging the prejudice that stopped so many Black Americans from pursuing careers in medicine, Doctor Crumpler graduated from New England Female Medical College in 1864.

In 1913, Doctor Picotte opened a hospital in the reservation town of Walthill, Nebraska, providing better access to those in the area.

When the birth control pill came on the market in 1960, Barbara was writing columns for women’s magazines such as Brides and Ladies’ Home Journal.

In 1969, she completed her first book, The Doctors’ Case Against the Pill, which would become the basis for the Senate Pill Hearings on the safety of this form of birth control.

The 1970 Senate Pill Hearings brought women’s voices to Congress for the first time.

In 1972, Belita Cowan created Her-Self, which became the leading newspaper of feminist health.

In 1974, she was invited to present her findings at a Senate hearing on DES, and became the first women’s health activist ever to testify as an expert witness.

In 1975, Mary helped organize the first national women’s health conference, which brought thousands of women to Harvard’s campus.

In 1978, she became the NWHN's first Executive Director.

The group became part of MedPartners in 1996 and was joined by Northwest Perinatal Center.

The organization is governed by a Board of Directors, and led by the President and Chief Executive Officer, Doctor Richard C. Zane who has served in this capacity since 1999 when the organization was founded.

Unified Women’s Healthcare was founded in 2009 by two practicing OB-Gyns as a single-specialty management services organization to support Ob-Gyn practices with physician management and payor contracting services.