. A history of nursing; the evolution of nursing systems from the earliest times to the foundation of the first English and American training schools for nurses. Cuba were thoroughlyreorganised in the early part of 1900, and Major John Greble became the first superintendent ofthe Department of Charities. It was placed underthe general supervision of the Department of Stateand Government, and schools for nurses were openedin connection with the public hospitals in the follow-ing order: In 1900, in March, Hospital Civil, Cien-fuegos, with Miss Jeanette Byers, of the WomansHospital in Phila
. A history of nursing; the evolution of nursing systems from the earliest times to the foundation of the first English and American training schools for nurses. Cuba were thoroughlyreorganised in the early part of 1900, and Major John Greble became the first superintendent ofthe Department of Charities. It was placed underthe general supervision of the Department of Stateand Government, and schools for nurses were openedin connection with the public hospitals in the follow-ing order: In 1900, in March, Hospital Civil, Cien-fuegos, with Miss Jeanette Byers, of the WomansHospital in Philadelphia, as superintendent; inSeptember, Hospital No. One, Havana, with MissGertrude W. Moore, of Bellevue, who, three monthslater, was transferred to a fresh field, being replacedby Miss Holmes; in October, Hospital Santa Isabel,Matanzas, with Miss Hibbard; in November, Hos-pital General, Puerto Principe, with Miss Mitchell,of St. Lukes, New York; in the same month, HospitalGeneral, Remedios, with Miss Samson, from Belle- 1 During her stay in Cuba, Miss ODonnell translated Mrs. RobbsText-book into Spanish, and wrote notes of her own in the A Group of Cuban Nurses Cuba 293 vue; and in January, 1901, Hospital Civil, Santiagode Cuba, with Miss Moore, who had been transferredthere from Havana. Each of these women had withher a staff of trained nurses, representing many ofthe schools scattered over the United States. Seldom, if ever, has so complete a transformationtaken place in hospitals in so short a time, and in suchwholesale fashion. On the retirement of MajorGreble from the position of superintendent of theDepartment of Charities, Major J. R. Kean receivedthe appointment, and the subsequent success of theschools was due largely to his personal interest andkeen appreciation of the actual requirements at thiscritical period of the schools existence. Like allmen who have been successful in furthering the es-tablishment and maintenance of good nursing hewas willing
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