A gallery of nurses in Richmond over the years from our archive.
This September 1942 image shows the uniforms of the volunteer services of the American Red Cross. From left: Georgina Marracinia, outdoor uniform; Nancy Wortham, staff assistant; Mrs. C.F. Bowles, gray ladies; Mrs. William Hall, nurses’ aide; Mrs. Livingstone, home service; Mrs. J. Scott Parrish Jr., canteen; Mrs. Robert Cabell III, production, and Mrs. Collins Denny Jr., motor corps.
In November 1953, Laura Viator (left), a nurse at Sheltering Arms Hospital in Richmond, showed Mrs. Russell Snead, chairwoman of the facility’s drug drive, an average day's supply of drugs and dressings. Sheltering Arms, which celebrated its 125th anniversary last year, now serves as a rehabilitation facility.
06-27-1973: Mr. and Mrs. John Nelson, both nursing students, experience similar joys and problems in their training. Juniors at Petersburg General Hospital School of Nursing, John and Debbie Study Together
02-20-1969: Miss Marsha Penney (left) and Miss Martha Mooney Check Oscilloscopes. MCV nursing students are now U.S. Army Nurse Corps Lieutenants.
3-26-1962: Representatives from three area Red Cross chapters compare different uniforms worn by Red Cross volunteers. Mrs. M. E. Clary (left) of the Henrico chapter wears the uniform of a nurse's aide while Mrs. Harry L. Newell (center) of the Chesterfield chapter models the volunteer motor service uniform. Mrs. C. W. Fellows of the Richmond chapter is seen in the uniform of the canteen volunteer.
In January 1991, several hundred nurses from around Virginia marched along downtown Richmond streets to the state Capitol. The event, organized by the Virginia Nurses Association, was called Nurses Walk for Healthy Virginians. The group planned to speak to legislators about health care issues.
01-28-1991 (cutline) Hike for health
10-8-41: Babies at Sheltering Arms - Nurses Avalon Stevens (left) and Fontaine Vernon are shown with babies in the nursery at Sheltering Arms Hospital today. An eighteen-bed addition to the institution has been made possible through donations from friends.
11-10-66: For good luck, coins are tossed into the new fountain in front of Sheltering Arms hospital on Palmyra Ave. today by (from left) Mrs. William H. Emory, president of the board of managers; Morton G. Thalhimer Jr., president of the board of directors, and nurses Lynda Sharp and Mrs. M. Flournoy. The Italian marble fountain, gift of Frank E. Brown, who is retired president of Manchester Board and Paper Co. and a member of the Sheltering Arms board, was dedicated today as part of the 77th annual Donation Day activities.
10-28-64: Mrs. Elizabeth Heubi, director of nursing, received cap there. She inspects wardrobe in modern unfinished two-bed ward at Sheltering Arms.
3-20-1964: Peter Lambert, administrator of Sheltering Arms Hospital, goes over stack of applications for admission today with Mrs. Nancy Murray, assistant nursing director. The hospital has as many patients as nursing staff can care for.
10-8-1944: Miss Hazel Hill, Miss Natalie Curtis and patient. Head nurses are entering twenty-third year of service at the Sheltering Arms.
11-9-1952: While visiting one of the hospital's wards, Mrs. Maynard Emlaw (right), president of the Medical Auxiliary of the Academy of Medicine, learns of a patient's need for a special nurse. Often a patient's family and friends are able to help by sitting at the patient's bedside, but Mrs. Eva Austin (center), explains that in some cases the regular staff depends upon help given by special nurses.
Dr. Michelle Hollis says her lawsuit is rooted in a desire to shine a light on business interests that she says have overrun emergency departments at the expense of the patients.
