Watts School of Nursing - White Cap Yearbook (Durham, NC)

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FUISTORIGAM OK El CHOW Alls HOSPITAL AND SCHOOL OF NURSING rated February 3, 1895. The hospital was donated and endowed by Mr. George W. Watts for the people of the city and county of Durham. The original hospital occupied a block on Buchanan Boulevard extending eastward to Watts Street. It continued in operation for a period of fourteen years and ten months during which time it outgrew its bed capacity of forty-five. Wz WATTS HOSPITAL and School of Nursing were organized and incorpor- The present Watts Hospital was formally presented to the citizens of Durham on December 2, 1909. The buildings are of fireproof construction with brick walls covered with stucco. The general style is a modified Spanish mission with the characteristic red tile roof. The buildings are beautifully landscaped in an oak grove of twenty-seven acres. The hospital is a general hospital of 225 beds and cares for medical, surgical, obstetrical, urological and pediatric patients. It is equipped with modern operating rooms, complete X-ray and clinical laboratories, physiotherapy and facilities for basal metabolism and electrocardiogram. The Watts Hospital qualifies under the standards of the American College of Surgeons as a Class “A” institution and is also recognized by the American Medical Association for the training of internes. In keeping with the growth of the hospital and the advanced standards of today the School of Nursing has shown progressive growth since the early days. Miss Ethel Clay was the first and only graduate from the School of Nursing in 1897. The class of 1898 numbered four whereas the class of 1937 numbers twenty. During this period a total of 348 graduates have gone out from the school to fill positions throughout this state and many other states. The course of training was changed from two to three years in 1908. Miss Mary Wyche became the first superintendent of nurses October 1, 1903. She served as both superintendent of the hospital and superintendent of nurses and held this position for ten years. The School of Nursing has had a superintendent of nurses serving in single capacity since July of 1913. Miss Vashita Bartlett, a very clever and competent nurse, was in charge of the school in 1914 and 1915, until she answered a call for foreign service. She was responsible for the institution of the eight hour day for the pupil nurse in this school. A high type of nursing education, following closely the Curriculum for Schools of Nursing published by the National League of Nursing Education is offered the student of the Watts Hospital School of Nursing. There are two full time instructors while various members of the staff contribute their time to teaching those subjects which fall under their particular service. The School holds a position of first rank among the nursing institutions of the South and the graduates are in demand wherever skilled nurses are needed. PAGE ELEVEN

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een A HOSPITAL CORRIDOR At the Hotel Dieu in Paris the ward windows were nine feet above the floor and were seldom opened. PAGE THIRTEEN