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LMU Hospital Almost Became First Baptist Facility

KGH School of Nursing Posted on January 24, 2016 by BillieJanuary 24, 2016

Baptists May Assume Lincoln Hospital Knoxville, Tenn., Nov. 18. — (Special.) — Lincoln Memorial hospital, valued at $100,000, located at Knoxville, but the property of Lincoln Memorial university at Harrogate, which is soon to be closed for financial reasons, may … Continue reading →

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Forty KGH Physicians Argue Against Negro Staff in 1936

KGH School of Nursing Posted on January 24, 2016 by BillieJanuary 24, 2016

Hospital in Tiff over Shifts by Dr. J. H. Presnell Knoxville, Tenn. — (SNS) — A few days ago an article came out in the daily newspaper stating that forty members of the white staff of the Knoxville General Hospital … Continue reading →

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Fort Sanders’ Student Nurse Injured in 1940

KGH School of Nursing Posted on January 24, 2016 by BillieJanuary 24, 2016

Injured Nurse Is back in Training A familiar face returned today to the student nursing staff at Fort Sanders Hospital. Miss Margaret Norris, who suffered a skull fracture in April in an automobile accident near Whittle Springs resumed her training … Continue reading →

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Fort Sanders 20 Years Old (1940)

KGH School of Nursing Posted on January 24, 2016 by BillieJanuary 24, 2016

Hospital Launched Feb. 22, 1920; Party Is Held A little more than 20 years ago, two doctors were busy at old Lincoln Memorial Hospital.  Dr. Kyle Copenhaver had a non-infectious patient.  The late Dr. L. L. Sheddan had an infectious … Continue reading →

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Leader of Black Nursing Association Spoke in Knoxville in 1940

KGH School of Nursing Posted on January 24, 2016 by BillieJanuary 24, 2016

Mabel K. Staupers Will Speak Here Local Colored Nurses Will Hear Her Mrs. Mabel K. Staupers, executive secretary of the National Association of Colored Graduate Nurses, will come to Knoxville Tuesday, March 5, to address a series of meetings of … Continue reading →

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U-T Med School Asked for Military Training Unit in 1940

KGH School of Nursing Posted on January 24, 2016 by BillieJanuary 25, 2016

Wants To Be Active in National Defense, Says Dean The U-T Medical Division at Memphis is ready to take an active part in national defense, and to that end, application for a Reserve Officers Training unit at Memphis has been … Continue reading →

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Knoxville Couple Invents Medical Stapler in 1940

KGH School of Nursing Posted on January 24, 2016 by BillieJanuary 24, 2016

Next Thing to Zipper Young Couple Here Invents ‘Stapler’ for Speedy Clipping of Incisions Lynn Humphreys and Pretty Wife Hope To Make Fortune from Idea by Ed Mitchell, News-Sentinel Staff Writer If you’ve got an operation you haven’t finished showing … Continue reading →

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Obituary of Annie L. Washburne, LMU Graduate Nurse

KGH School of Nursing Posted on January 24, 2016 by BillieJanuary 24, 2016

Death came to General Hospital at 2:30 p.m. yesterday ending the long life of Miss Annie L. Washburne, one of the first hospital trained nurses to practice in Knoxville.  Miss Washburne, who was 77 years old, received her training at … Continue reading →

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Death of Celebrity John Hodgson at KGH in 1904

KGH School of Nursing Posted on January 24, 2016 by BillieJanuary 24, 2016

Mrs. Burnett’s Brother Dead Dissipation Ruined His Career — Was Long Supported by Authoress. Special to the New York Times. Knoxville, Tenn., Nov. 10. — Deserted by a wife for whom he did not provide, penniless and destitute, John Hodgson, … Continue reading →

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Humorous Tale from Annals of KGH

KGH School of Nursing Posted on January 19, 2016 by BillieJanuary 19, 2016

A snippet from the newspaper column, “Strolling,” by Bert Vincent, local-color writer: Which reminds me of an operation at General Hospital that Dr. C. W. Rain tells about.  The patient, from Newport, was named Hale.  An interne named Sleet gave … Continue reading →

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