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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

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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Knoxville’s Hospitals — a 1917 Overview

KGH School of Nursing Posted on March 30, 2020 by BillieOctober 25, 2021

The hospitals of this city are very interesting in their every detail. There are about thirty-five hospitals and sanitariums in Knoxville. The Knoxville General is constructed of beautiful red brick, with all the walls covered with green trailing vines. The … Continue reading →

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Knoxville Hospitals 80-Year Retrospective in 1961

KGH School of Nursing Posted on March 28, 2020 by BillieMarch 28, 2020

Hospital Was Luxury in ’80’s – First Had few Beds by Henry Evans Only a year or so before the first copies of the Knoxville News Sentinel were inked and sold, Knoxvillians had discovered a new luxury – the hospital. … Continue reading →

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

Knoxville General Hospital in the 1940 Federal Census

KGH School of Nursing Posted on March 25, 2020 by BillieMarch 25, 2020

This is a listing of the names, ages, and birthplaces of the Superintendent, nursing students, staff, and others residing at the hospital as of April 1, 1940.

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Misses Wolfe and Cantrell Graduate, 1919

KGH School of Nursing Posted on March 25, 2020 by BillieMarch 25, 2020

Nurses Given Diplomas Miss Mary E. Wolfe and Miss Desma L. Cantrell Graduate at Knoxville General Having completed the three year course at the Knoxville General hospital training school for nurses, Misses Mary Elizabeth Wolfe and Desma L. Cantrell graduated … Continue reading →

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Knoxville General Hospital in the 1930 Federal Census

KGH School of Nursing Posted on March 24, 2020 by BillieMarch 24, 2020

This is a listing of the names, ages, and birthplaces of the Superintendent, nursing students, staff, and others residing at the hospital as of April 1, 1930.  

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Knoxville General Hospital in the 1910 Federal Census

KGH School of Nursing Posted on March 24, 2020 by BillieMarch 24, 2020

Knoxville General Hospital Superintendent, students, and other residents as of April 15, 1910.

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Knoxville General Hospital in the 1920 Federal Census

KGH School of Nursing Posted on March 24, 2020 by BillieMarch 24, 2020

This is a listing of the names, ages, and birthplaces of the Superintendent, nursing students, staff, some patients, and others residing at the hospital as of January 1, 1920.

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Newspaper Reports of Deaths and Traumas at KGH

KGH School of Nursing Posted on March 24, 2020 by BillieMarch 24, 2020

This post will be updated periodically as interesting articles are discovered. Kelsey Fatally Stabbed Knoxville, Tenn., August 8. — Walter D. Kelsey, of Bristol, Tenn., was fatally stabbed in an altercation on an Emancipation day excursion train, operated from Bristol … Continue reading →

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