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Formal Opening of KGH Recounted

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

Formal Opening Occurs of New City Hospital Mayor McTeer Presides at the Ceremonies, Which Consisted of Brief Addresses by Messrs. Chas. T. Cates, E. T. Sanford and Dr. S. R. Miller Praise Given the Faithful Band of Women Whose Efforts … Continue reading →

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Public Invited to KGH Grand Opening

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

Opening of New Hospital House Warming and Reception Will Occur at the New Institution Today Journal and Tribune, April 14, 1902 [page not noted on clipping] The new city hospital will be formally opened today with a house-warming and reception. … Continue reading →

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Henry McHarg’s $25,000 Gift to KGH in 1902

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

M’Harg’s Gift of $25,000 to New City Hospital Five Thousand Dollars of the Amount Available for Immediate Use in Adding to the Equipment of the Building – Four-fifths of the Sum or $20,000, is to be Used as a Permanent … Continue reading →

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Memories of William Howell, M. D.

KGH School of Nursing Posted on July 3, 2014 by BillieJuly 3, 2014

Monument Honors “Beloved” Dr. Boyd by Charles V. Patton – Knoxville Journal, January 29, 1956, Page 3-D There stands at the corner of Gay Street and West Main Avenue entrance to Knoxville County Court House, a marble monument imposing in … Continue reading →

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Knoxville-Area Hospital Statistics in 1954

KGH School of Nursing Posted on July 2, 2014 by BillieJuly 2, 2014

Maps Help … “More To It” by Carson Brewer, Knoxville Journal, May 22, 1955 [page not indicated on clipping] Maybe you think a hospital’s only business is to provide a place for sick people to be operated on, and beds … Continue reading →

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Price of Blood at Knoxville Hospitals in 1954

KGH School of Nursing Posted on July 1, 2014 by BillieJuly 1, 2014

Price of Blood and Method of Repayment Differ at Each of Knox’s Four Hospitals Knoxville News-Sentinel, January 7, 1954, Page 10 A person sick enough to need a blood transfusion has neither the time nor the strength to make a … Continue reading →

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Knoxville Hospitals’ Beds and Nurse Situation (1949)

KGH School of Nursing Posted on July 1, 2014 by BillieJuly 1, 2014

Scarcity of Hospital Beds Ends, Nurse Situation Remains Unchanged Knoxville Journal, December 16, 1949 (page not noted on clipping) There is no longer a scarcity of hospital beds and rooms here, but officials report little change in the nursing situation … Continue reading →

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Knoxville Hospitals’ Spectacular Advances (as of 1942)

KGH School of Nursing Posted on July 1, 2014 by BillieJuly 1, 2014

Knoxville Hospitals Have Made Spectacular Advances — First Unit Had 20 Beds by Clara Ferrell Pollard — “Cavalcade Section,” Knoxville Journal, Nov. 8, 1942 Fifty years ago people were afraid to go to the hospital for fear of dying, while … Continue reading →

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Deed: LMU to City of Knoxville, 1917

KGH School of Nursing Posted on June 25, 2014 by BillieJune 30, 2014

Lincoln Memorial University to the City of Knoxville THIS INDENTURE made this 14th day of December A. D. 1917 between the Lincoln Memorial University, a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Tennessee, having its principal office at … Continue reading →

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KGH Charter and By-Laws, Published 1904

KGH School of Nursing Posted on June 26, 2014 by BillieJune 26, 2014

CHARTER, BY-LAWS AND REGULATIONS KNOXVILLE GENERAL HOSPITAL Knoxville, Tennessee 1904 Incorporated 1899 Press of GAUT-OGDEN COMPANY Knoxville, Tenn. [Page 5] CHARTER. The Knoxville City Hospital is organized and operated under the provisions of Chapter 137 of the Acts of the … Continue reading →

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