The U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps, established in 1943 by federal legislation known as the “Bolton Act,” created the nation’s first integrated Uniformed U.S. Service Corps and fulfilled an urgent need for nurses during World War II. At that time many … Continue reading →
The City of Knoxville’s purchase of Lincoln Memorial Hospital, which was located across Cleveland Place from Knoxville General Hospital, occurred in late 1917 to early 1918. Some resources say LMU was sold to the University of Tennessee, but that is … Continue reading →
East Tennessee Baptist Hospital opened 19 Oct 1948 in Knoxville. Soon afterward, Baptist instituted its own 3-year nurses’ training program. Some Baptist students did portions of their clinical rotations at Knoxville General Hospital. Over the nearly 60 years Baptist existed … Continue reading →
The April, 2014, KGH Alumni Association Newsletter is now available. The newsletter contains information about the new KGH School of Nursing exhibit, opening in May, 2014, in the Museum at Mountain Home, located on the VA Medical Center campus in … Continue reading →
The Knoxville City Hospital was chartered by an Act of the Tennessee General Assembly in 1899. In 1904, a set of By-Laws, Rules and Regulations was published for the Knoxville General Hospital. The following text is transcribed from that document: … Continue reading →
by Joe Collins, Knoxville Journal (August, 1956) A lot of police reporters who cut their journalistic eye teeth at General Hospital will miss the old place now that its half-century-old doors are closed in favor of a sparkling new hospital. … Continue reading →
District No. Two of the Tennessee Nurses’ Association in the years 1935-1936 encompassed 24 counties in the Eastern portion of the state: Anderson, Blount, Bradley, Campbell, Carter, Claiborne, Cocke, Grainger, Greene, Hamblen, Hancock, Hawkins, Jefferson, Johnson, Knox, Loudon, McMinn, Monroe, … Continue reading →
This will be a list in progress for a while, as Knoxville City Directories and other documents are scoured for information. The Superintendent was the chief administrator of the facility. 1902 — Miss Jeanette M. Paulus, Acting Superintendent. Board of … Continue reading →
Nursing students celebrate 50th anniversary Caption: (Color) From left, Jesse Hurst, Nancy McGill, Edna Brown Stillwell, and Virginia Reed Ivens share memories over lunch at the annual reunion of the nursing graduates from Knoxville General Hospital . The gathering was … Continue reading →
by Don Ferguson The opening of new hospital facilities here made news recently, but 48 years ago, it was the closing of a hospital that was in the news. Knoxville General Hospital , owned and operated by the city of … Continue reading →
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