As a registered nurse in the Kansas City region I was interested in learning about the various hospitals that used to be in the area.
The building across the street was the Wheatley-Provident Hospital (the name can still be seen on the stone work over the main entrance) It was dedicated in 1918, a time when African Americans were largely excluded from medical care and training, the hospital was the first in Kansas City to employ and train black medical professionals and also treat black patients when health care services were segregated in Kansas City. It shuttered its doors in 1972 before falling into complete disrepair. It has recently served as an informal refuge for homeless citizens.
The building has been on the city’s dangerous building list for years with the threat of demolition hanging over it. Except for occasional uses as a haunted house, the former symbol of African-American professional achievement has been an empty shell.
There has been talk over the last couple of years of some type of renovation with the goal of making it into a health care type building again. Hopefully this vestige of Kansas City's past can be retrofitted and be kept in use for future generations.
Added 2/6/2021: Here is a story by a local news station about Wheatley-Provident Hospital.
https://www.kshb.com/news/black-history-month-2021/woman-born-at-wheatley-provident-hospital-recalls-its-impact-on-black-community?fbclid=IwAR3t_XHpsvHFYDNJUVN0PLFW4Rn0AGcy7SpGO35ld94k74Q5i16FNWqVTro