Biography Martha E. Rogers was born May 12, 1914, in Dallas, Texas, the eldest of four children. She began her collegiate education at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, where she studied science from 1931 to 1933. She received her … Continue reading →
by Kristi L. Nelson Willie B. Jones Moore didn’t intend to become a nurse. But once she was one, she couldn’t imagine any better calling, said her daughter, Joyce Hampton. Ms. Moore, who died April 12, enrolled in college in … Continue reading →
by Don Ferguson The opening of new hospital facilities here made news recently, but 48 years ago, it was the closing of a hospital that was in the news. Knoxville General Hospital , owned and operated by the city of … Continue reading →
by Kristi L. Nelson Knoxville General Hospital is long gone, but as long as its employees are living, they’ll make sure it’s not forgotten. Once Knoxville’s only municipal hospital, General opened in 1899, a 325-bed municipal hospital on Cleveland Place, … Continue reading →
by Elizabeth A. Pooley, Special to the News Sentinel Traveling from Hendersonville, N.C., 80-something Vernelle Edney Dale arrived camera-ready for her annual Knoxville General Hospital Nursing School alumni meeting/reunion June 4 at St. James Episcopal Church on Broadway. The Class … Continue reading →
by Kristin L. Nelson In 103 years, they’ve had time to accumulate a lot of stories. Nurse and physician alumni of Knoxville General Hospital will share memories at their annual luncheon at 12:30 p.m. Saturday, in the parish hall of … Continue reading →
by Robert Booker I was bothered the day I saw the news about the problems of Serene Manor Medical Center on Wray Street. Since 1957, it has served as a nursing home near the Knox County Health Department. It seems … Continue reading →
Mary Lambert Luff, 97, of the Cherokee community entered Heaven on March 27, 2013 and a celebration began! She was a life-long resident of the Cherokee area in Swain County, NC. Mary was the daughter of the late Hugh Noland … Continue reading →
The 2013 alumni newsletter is available on-line. Click here to read the PDF-formatted document. The newsletter contains information about the annual luncheon, a list of recent deaths, news about the on-going historical research project, and stories/tidbits about alumni.
Continue reading →The KGH pins have a motto in Latin that reads Dea per Homines Servire. What does that mean? Google’s translator says, “Goddess by men to serve.” The nursing program at Stuart Circle Hospital, in Richmond, Virginia, had a similar motto, … Continue reading →
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