In the mid-1950’s, nursing students in every Knoxville program had to serve a rotation at the Eastern State Psychiatric Hospital (later Lakeshore Mental Health Institute; now closed). This photo was taken in 1954. Click on the photo for a larger … Continue reading →
by Joe Collins, Knoxville Journal (August, 1956) A lot of police reporters who cut their journalistic eye teeth at General Hospital will miss the old place now that its half-century-old doors are closed in favor of a sparkling new hospital. … Continue reading →
On March 14, 1955, students who started their training in the Spring of 1953 received black bands for their caps. This meant they were Seniors. Graduating nurses traditionally handed down their black bands to a student in one of the … Continue reading →
In the mid-1950’s, nursing students in every Knoxville program had to serve a rotation at the Eastern State Psychiatric Hospital (later Lakeshore Mental Health Institute; now closed). This photo was taken in 1955. Click on the photo for a larger … Continue reading →
The 1955 KGH basketball team won the inter-city league championship! Ms. Inez Giffen, shown at far right, was the team’s coach and sponsor over a period of several years. Interns and residents often helped with coaching. The man in this … Continue reading →
Mary Helen Sharpe, age 79 of Clear Creek, [Bell County, KY,] passed away Monday, July 30, 2012, at the Saint Mary’s Regional Healthcare Facility [Knoxville, TN]. She was born Oct. 3, 1932, in Hagan, Va., and was the daughter of … Continue reading →
Bonnie L. Smith, age 84, of Maryville, passed away Tuesday, February 12, 2013, at her home. She was a member of Third Street Baptist Church in Knoxville and retired as a RN from Ft. Sanders Hospital, Knoxville, after 25 years … Continue reading →
Betty Horton, 86, of Britt, MN died May 30, 2013 at Diamond Willow in Mountain Iron, MN. Funeral services will be Tuesday, June 4, 2013 at 11:00 A.M. at Emmanuel Baptist Church in Virginia, MN with visitation one hour prior. … Continue reading →
District No. Two of the Tennessee Nurses’ Association in the years 1935-1936 encompassed 24 counties in the Eastern portion of the state: Anderson, Blount, Bradley, Campbell, Carter, Claiborne, Cocke, Grainger, Greene, Hamblen, Hancock, Hawkins, Jefferson, Johnson, Knox, Loudon, McMinn, Monroe, … Continue reading →
This will be a list in progress for a while, as Knoxville City Directories and other documents are scoured for information. The Superintendent was the chief administrator of the facility. 1902 — Miss Jeanette M. Paulus, Acting Superintendent. Board of … Continue reading →
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