To celebrate the publication of an important new book by one of its founding members, the Heritage of Healthcare in Appalachia Consortium (HHAC) presents the first in a series of symposia: Early 20th Century Diversity in Healthcare Sponsor: HHAC member … Continue reading →
While this poem was written to celebrate family history research, it expresses precisely why we are working diligently to collect, preserve, and share the history of KGH and regional health care, especially the “family” of diploma program nursing graduates. =================== … Continue reading →
This blog post could have been written by every child of a KGH graduate. ===================================== by Shelly Lopez Gray, R. N. There are lots of nurses in my family, including my mother, who has been a nursery nurse for almost 40 years. … Continue reading →
Riverside Hospital began in 1917. On September 1, 1927, Riverside merged with Fort Sanders Hospital. Riverside was a private facility, located at 249 Riverside Drive. Riverside Hospital had a training program for nurses. A 1926 graduate stated she was in … Continue reading →
Memorial services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday at Rawls Springs Baptist Church for Mrs. Jo Creech, 89, of Hattiesburg, formerly of Richmond, KY. She died Monday, February 16, 2015, at Windham House [Hattiesburg, Mississippi]. Interment will be at … Continue reading →
On October 25, 2015, three octogenarian KGH graduate/relatives attended a family gathering and shared stories of their training and practice of nursing. A couple of stories were captured on the video (approximately 4-1/2 minutes) you can watch by clicking here. … Continue reading →
On October 25, 2015, Mary McCall McNamara (KGH Class of 1954) answered her daughter’s question: “What would you have done if you didn’t become a nurse?” Mary’s reflections are available as a streaming video (approximately 5 minutes) for public viewing. … Continue reading →
From the introduction: The postcard is a fleeting and widespread art form influenced by popular ideas about social and cultural life in addition to fashions in visual style. Nurses and nursing have been the frequent subjects of postcards… These images … Continue reading →
Born January 28, 1928, in Granville, TN – died August 19, 2003, at his Knoxville home, of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Dr. Watts graduated from Baxter Seminary in 1946 and joined the US Army where he served in Japan as part … Continue reading →
Jane Ellen “Holly” Hollingsworth Watts, 83, a lifelong resident of Knoxville, pioneer cytotechnologist at University of Tennessee Medical Center, and beloved wife and mother died peacefully on Saturday March 28th at sunrise. She is now with our Lord in heaven. … Continue reading →
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