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Important Regional Nursing History Work Published in 2024

KGH School of Nursing Posted on November 14, 2024 by BillieNovember 14, 2024

Dr. Sharon Loury, a Professor of Nursing at East Tennessee State University, completed an introductory volume entitled Appalachian Nursing: A History, 1890-1960 in the Fall of 2024. The book delves into many important aspects of the development of nursing theory … Continue reading →

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Posted in KGH History, KGH Hospital History, KGH Nursing School History, KGH Training, Knoxville Trained Nurses' History, New York Schools, Other Nursing Schools, Red Cross Nursing, Tennessee Nurses' Association | Leave a reply

Ethel Virginia Grahl Swift, KGH Class of 1945

KGH School of Nursing Posted on January 13, 2024 by BillieJanuary 13, 2024

Note: Ginny’s obituary doesn’t indicate it, but she was a member of the U. S. Cadet Nurse Corps. Virginia Swift, also known as Ginny, passed away peacefully on December 28, 2023, in Raleigh, North Carolina, three weeks before her 103rd … Continue reading →

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Posted in Cadet Nurse Corps, KGH Nurses' Biographies | Leave a reply

Bridge Honors Ressa & Geneva Jenkins, KGH Graduates and World War II veterans

KGH School of Nursing Posted on February 22, 2023 by BillieFebruary 22, 2023

Bridge honors sisters who served in WWII A bridge on Henrytown Road has been renamed to honor a pair of sisters who volunteered as nurses in World War II, with one of them among the American personnel taken prisoner during … Continue reading →

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Posted in KGH Nurses' Biographies, Military Service | Leave a reply

Dr. H. M. Green, Early 20th Century Knoxville Physician

KGH School of Nursing Posted on October 29, 2022 by BillieOctober 29, 2022

The information and photos below were excerpted from a lengthy investigative article published by NPR.org — full link is below. When Dr. H.M. Green opened his new medical office building on East Vine Avenue in 1922, Black Knoxville residents could … Continue reading →

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KGH Class of 1938 Graduation Photo

KGH School of Nursing Posted on October 18, 2022 by BillieOctober 19, 2022

This photo of the Class of 1938 at their graduation ceremony was in the personal collection of Marcia Wyman (married Beamon Sherley Cooley, Jr., MD).  Marcia’s granddaughter, Anne-Wyman Black, donated the photo for our museum and archival collection. For many … Continue reading →

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Martha Lee Burden Bowden, R. N.

KGH School of Nursing Posted on September 1, 2022 by BillieSeptember 1, 2022

Martha Lee Burden Bowden, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, aunt, cousin and friend passed away Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022, at the age of 98. She was born and raised in Sevierville, TN, and was the last surviving child of the late … Continue reading →

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Posted in KGH Nurses' Biographies, Minorities & Diversity | Leave a reply

First Knoxville Hospital Listed in 1885

KGH School of Nursing Posted on July 2, 2014 by BillieMay 15, 2022

First Hospital in Knoxville Listed in 1885 Makeshift Institution for Care of Patients Located in Old Strong Home by Peggy Levy Knoxville Journal, April 26, 1936, page 54 What is almost our first thought today when illness or accident strikes … Continue reading →

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Posted in Fort Sanders Hospital & Nursing School, KGH Hospital History, Lincoln Memorial Hospital & Nursing School, Other Hospitals & Clinics, Riverside Hospital & Nursing School, St. Mary's Hospital & Nursing School, Tennessee Medical College | Leave a reply

Julia Zecchini, St. Mary’s Graduate and World War II Casualty

KGH School of Nursing Posted on November 9, 2021 by BillieNovember 9, 2021

Julia Marie Zecchini Born 8 October 1915, Newcomb, Tennessee Died 8 October 1944, Shelby County, Tennessee Lieutenant jg, Nurse, US. Navy Julia Zecchini died at the U.S. Naval Hospital Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee of sodium fluoride poisoning. She was the … Continue reading →

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UT Medical Center Photo Retrospective

KGH School of Nursing Posted on April 6, 2020 by BillieOctober 26, 2021

University of Tennessee Isotopic Research Hospital opened in August, 1956, and became the successor to Knoxville General Hospital in addition to adding numerous new medical options to the region. The last graduating class from KGH finished its clinical hours at … Continue reading →

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KGH and LMU Hospitals — Establishment Dates’ Discrepancy

KGH School of Nursing Posted on October 25, 2021 by BillieOctober 26, 2021

Polk’s Medical Register and Directory of the United States and Canada was published in 1917.  On page 1416, there is a listing of hospitals and homes in Knoxville. Knoxville General Hospital. 991 Cleveland pl. Est’d 1899. Capacity 125. Public. Med … Continue reading →

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  • KGH Legacy Continues Through Training and Practice
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  • Ethel Virginia Grahl Swift, KGH Class of 1945
  • Mary Lillian “Polly” Robinson Whittle, KGH Class of 1954
  • Dorotha Fay Beeler Severs, Class of 1950
  • Bridge Honors Ressa & Geneva Jenkins, KGH Graduates and World War II veterans
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  • Dr. H. M. Green, Early 20th Century Knoxville Physician
  • KGH Class of 1938 Graduation Photo
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