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Funeral Cortege Stops at Hospital in 1911

KGH School of Nursing Posted on March 17, 2015 by BillieMarch 17, 2015

Knoxville Woman Patient Desired last Look upon Face of Husband (by Associated Press) [Note:  Both Knoxville General and Lincoln Memorial Hospitals existed at this time, but the article is unclear about which hospital was the subject.] Knoxville, Tenn., Dec. 17. … Continue reading →

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Lucille Dobson Goggans, 1913 Graduate

KGH School of Nursing Posted on January 12, 2015 by BillieJanuary 12, 2015

We have not yet been able to verify Lucille Dobson Goggans was a graduate of KGH.  Research continues.   Mrs. Roy Goggans, Ex-Head of Nurses at TB Clinic, Dies Mrs. Roy Goggans, former matron and superintendent of nurses at Woodlawn … 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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Montez Wayne (Class of 1918), Partial Professional Biography

KGH School of Nursing Posted on August 5, 2014 by BillieAugust 6, 2014

Montez Wayne was born 2 November 1884 in Lebanon, Marion County, KY. She died 9 January 1969 in Marion County. Ms. Wayne was unmarried. Ms. Wayne served as Director of the KGH School of Nursing for two periods: briefly, in … 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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Two Hospitals Raise Room Rates (1953)

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

Two Hospitals Here Raise Room Rates Knoxville Journal, April 8, 1953 [page not indicated on clipping] Rates on rooms at two of Knoxville’s four hospitals have been raised, officials said yesterday. St. Mary’s Hospital officials announced that the basic room … Continue reading →

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Beverly Hills Sanitorium Proposed Conversion (1959)

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

Caption from clipping: Converting? — If plans go through, this airy white structure, one of four main buildings at Beverly Hills Sanatorium [sic], will be released to the use of city-county indigent, chronic-illness cases. Tubercular patients are fewer now. Not … 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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Jane Keller, Class of 1924

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

Nurse Jane Keller Funeral Rites Today Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. today [October 22, 1973] in Berry’s Chapel for Miss Jane Keller, widely beloved Knoxville nurse who died Saturday in Baptist Hospital of a chronic heart ailment. … Continue reading →

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East TN TB Hospital Established (1944)

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

TB Hospital, Now Financed, Has Traveled a Rocky Road Fight Began in Early 1920’s, but Bill Was Vetoed and Struggle Went on Until Gov. Cooper Put It Over Knoxville News-Sentinel, April 24, 1944 [page not indicated on clipping] Expansion of … Continue reading →

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