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Hospital Was Luxury in 1880’s Knoxville

KGH School of Nursing Posted on July 1, 2014 by BillieJanuary 17, 2016

Hospital Was Luxury in ‘80s First Had Few Beds by Henry Evans – Knoxville News-Sentinel, Aug 18, 1961, Page C-10 Only a year or so before the first copies of The Knoxville Sentinel were inked and sold, Knoxvillians had discovered … Continue reading →

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Last KGH Emergency Patient Was First UT ER Patient

KGH School of Nursing Posted on June 2, 2015 by BillieJune 2, 2015

These photos, probably from the Knoxville Journal, were published in August, 1956.  They show James Daughtery on his arrival at the then-closed KGH Emergency Room and afterward at the new UT Hospital Emergency Room.Dr. James Lett provided this clipping.

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Hospital Bids Rejected in August, 1896

KGH School of Nursing Posted on March 21, 2015 by BillieApril 6, 2015

All Bids Rejected.  Estimates on the new Hospital Are Called for Again The hospital building committee held another meeting yesterday afternoon and as had been promised took definite action on the bids that had been submitted. Ten bids had been … Continue reading →

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Former KGH Student Nurses’ Residence in Transition

KGH School of Nursing Posted on September 30, 2014 by BillieSeptember 30, 2014

The building that was home to nursing students is one of only two structures remaining from KGH.  Most-recently, the “nurses’ home” has served as a shelter for runaway youth.  On September 30, 2014, the shelter closed. A WBIR news video … Continue reading →

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Blood Transfusion Costs in 1950

KGH School of Nursing Posted on July 7, 2014 by BillieJuly 7, 2014

Blood Transfusion Costs Cut; 2 Hospitals Ask 2 Pints for 1 Knoxville News-Sentinel, September 13, 1950 [page not indicated on clipping] Service charges and other costs for blood transfusions have been reduced in some Knoxville hospitals, but two hospitals are … Continue reading →

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Jane Keller Honored with Building Dedication

KGH School of Nursing Posted on July 5, 2014 by BillieJuly 5, 2014

Caption from clipping: Careful, Doctor! — Dr. Nat T. Winston Jr., state commissioner of mental health, takes great pains (from his expression) penning an orchid on Miss Jane Keller at the dedication of a new building named in her honor … Continue reading →

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City Hospital Governance Under 1909 Charter

KGH School of Nursing Posted on July 5, 2014 by BillieJuly 5, 2014

Salient Features of the Proposed New Charter that Is To Govern Greater Knoxville Journal and Tribune, May 12, 1909, Page 10 City Hospital The board of mayor and alderman is given, under section 118, the same duties and powers that … Continue reading →

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Details of Knoxville’s Purchase of LMU Hospital

KGH School of Nursing Posted on July 5, 2014 by BillieJuly 5, 2014

Lincoln Memorial Hospital Will Become City’s Property for Sale Price of $65,000 City Commissioners Agree on Preposition Made by Trustees of Lincoln Memorial University. Hospital Property Acquired by Deal Will Become a Part of Knoxville General Hospital. Improvement of Buildings … Continue reading →

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Citizens Pleased; Management Details; Other News (1902)

KGH School of Nursing Posted on July 4, 2014 by BillieJuly 4, 2014

Hospital Visitors Highly Pleased with the New Institution New Form of Blanks Used in Admitting Patients Name, Age, Place of Birth, Occupation and History of the Case Is all Given Journal and Tribune, April 19, 1902, Page 8 The “Knoxville … Continue reading →

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Transfer Patients to KGH; Prepaid Hospital Plan Proposed (1902)

KGH School of Nursing Posted on July 4, 2014 by BillieJuly 4, 2014

Removal of Patients From Old Hospital to the New Occurs Today Plan to Interest Laboring Men in the Institution S. C. Roney Presents a Scheme Which He Thinks Is Better than Sick Benefit Insurance Journal and Tribune, April 17, 1902, … Continue reading →

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