Dr. Dick Superintendent At Cashmere Public Hospital

Press, Volume XCVII, Issue 28747, 19 November 1958, Page 18

Dr. Dick Superintendent At Cashmere Public Hospital

The medical superintendent and matron of the new Cashmere Public Hospital were announced by the North Canterbury Hospital Board yesterday. They are Dr. K C. S. Dick, an ‘ assistant physician on the part- • time staff of the Christchurch Public Hospital, and a member of the Royal College of Physicians 'London' and the Royal Australasian College of Physicians; and Miss Jean Taylor, who was ap- ■ pointed matron of the Burwood Public Hospital last year after being first assistant lady super1 intendent at the Christchurch Public Hospital. Dr. Dick is 45 and Miss Taylor ! 39. Distinguished Career Dr. Dick has had a distini guished career in both the wartime and Territorial peace-time armies. In May this year he was ■ promoted to the rank of coionci and appointed commanding officer

of the 2nd General H ■spita'.. Ryval New Zealand Army Medical C'its: and :r. Jure ho was anD? Q Pick was born ;•• K - -- a~d Clare Co’.’e; ■'. Ci-.ndb'. and He was a ‘ ; *4 Rtuby ’ n ■ a* a co”• re-’ -q.;af-.ow 1934 •' ?<33 Ho earta.r.ed the s.dc in. 193? Service in Burma D 1 1... .. , W , .. • W . .. r t p... p. ck served in the R'v< A y M-d - As He was sc. —d- •_ .Vsa— ~ • In 1947 Pr P < , ;•••-• • • A Ze.t’vd a’*d ~ - rr.va’.e Medical Corps tor the ’.is’ years ' He ha« bee" * cha.r- •• f t : ■ N vtn C • 'bn- :• P’ ' ' i T: v<yea: < is a n-ent 'er -f • • t fee ft- N :• on.C S f - A • • ■■

St. Barnabas’ Anglican Church,' Fenda I ton. Dr. Dick marred Mi« A. H. Foil, daughter of Mr M. A. H. George's Schoo’., Wapganui. Mrs Dick's maternal grandfather was Mr G. Merton, the first headmaster! >f Cathedral Grammar School. They have four children. Overseas Training M-.ss T.ivh.r began training in •he Christchurch Public Hospital’ in. 193 K. graduated a registered nurse with honours in 1939. was; made a sister tn 1940. and vvoni highest marks m New Zealand when she qualified a< a maternity nurse m 1942. In 1948 she gained) a ros’-gr.iduatr diploma ar.d in the same year became tutor sister at the Christchurch Public Hospil ln 1950. Miss Taylor was! awarded a Florence Nightingale] Mem.■'ria! Scholarship, which enmled her tn study at Toronto' l'”.i\ ei sity. There, she gained ar honours certificate in advanced nursing education. On completion of her study in. Toroiit.' she wa< awarded a R'ckefc’ier Foundation fellow<h;p. and studied and observed tn h.xp:: its and public health ins:;’;; m the United States. On 'nor •.••turn to New Zealand n f’M. Miss Taylor was ap-•■-ted scc-md assistant matron r the Uh; istehurch Public Hospibi I 3 '"’. Miss Taylor went to Ind'.i to take charge of the post-, sdii’e school at New Delhi :ti”. under the Cofm-ib" Plan. She tvurred •■' Chr stchurch tn 1956 , '-•'u she became firs’ assistant J ‘adv s ;pc:-:-’enden» at the Christ-.•hu-ch P'lbl’C The appointments of Dr. Dick i-d Miss Tavtor were made at a syeci.il meeting of the hospital .•'•viid Monday and announced • -stetd.iv morning Dr. Dick and Miss Tay'-'r will •.ike up tneir positions early ncx' ••er.', bef'ic Cashmere is opened