Cabarrus Memorial Hospital School of Nursing - Cap and Pin Yearbook (Concord, NC)

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History of Cabarrus County Hospital In 1935 Mrs. J. W. Cannon gave to Cabarrus County five and one-half acres of land on Highway 29A halfway between Con- cord and Kannapolis to build a county hospital The hospital was built through a bond issue and assistance from Duke Endow- ment of Charlotte. A 55 adult bed and 10 basinet county-owned, non-profit institution was built and opened for patients in 1937. An addition was constructed in 1940, making the present capac- ity of 120 adult beds, 105 white and 15 colored, and 28 bassinets, 21 white and 7 colored. The hospital is now averaging a daily census of 193 patients. APPROVED AND ENDORSED BY American College of Surgeons American Medical Association American Hospital Association Carolinas-Virginia Hospital Association North Carolina State Medical Society North Carolina State Nurses' Association In 1938 the original nurses' home was built to accommodate 24 employees and nurses. In 1941 an addition brought the total to 83. In 1947 a second addition was built. In this addition was a most modern teaching unit. This building was made possible by Mr. Charles A. Cannon, who has been Chairman of the Cabarrus County Hospital Board since its organization in 1935, and by Federal funds. A grade A training school was opened in 1942. To date we have graduated six classes of nurses, making a total of 78. In 1947 we became affiliated with Queens College of Charlotte, North Carolina, and now offer an R.N. and two years college credit toward a B.S. in Nursing.

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I Aerial View of Cabarrus Hospital and Nurses’ Residences

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