Notes from the Hospitals, and Personal Items

Kai Tiaki : the journal of the nurses of New Zealand, Volume I, Issue 2, 1 April 1908, Page 50

Notes from the Hospitals, and Personal Items

Nurse Klem, has taken Mrs. Dixon's hospital in Ell:ce street, Wellington. ******

Mrs. Hall (late Nurse Clifford, of Riverton Hospital) had a son in January.

****** Nurse Clarkson, Matron of Waipiro Bay Hospital, has resigned her position.

****** Nurse Skillington, charge nurse at Waihi Hospital, has been appointed Matron. ******

Sister Mackenzie, the first sub-Matron of St. Helen's Hospital, Christchurch, has resigned her position, and will resume private nursing.

****** Miss Marion Hales has been appointed subMatron of St. Helen's Hospital, Christchurch. T* *t* T> *P *f" *t*

Nurse F. Stronach was in Dunedin for a few days from Oamaru, where she has a private Hospital.

****** Miss McDougal, from Seacliff Mental Hospital, has been appointed matron of Mount View.

Nurse Alice Jacobson who was recently private nursing in Wellington, is now sister in Nelson Hospital. ******

Miss Tewsley, matron of the Victoria Ward of the Wellington Hospital, has resigned her position, and is about to visit England. Her stay is indefinite, but she may be back in about a year.

Miss Geraldine Broad trained at the Wellington Hospital has been appointed matron of the Victoria ward. ******

The two Misses Julius, from Christchurch, are now going through their Hospital training at St. Bartholomews' Hospital.

****** Sister Ivy, late of the Melbourne Hospital, and one of the Victorian sisters sent to South Africa, is now private nursing in Dunedin. ******

Miss Godfray, of Dannevirkc Hospital, has been granted nine months' leave by her Board, and is paving a visit to England. ******

Nurse I. N. Coster passed through Dunedin on the 29th February, having taken over Miss E. Thompson's private Hospital in Invercargill.

Nurse Beattie has taken the Matronship of Dr. Brevvis' private hospital, at Hamilton, in place of Nurse Carr, who is shortly to be married.

****** Nurse Iy. Sproule is engaged to Mr. Sherwood, of Christchurch. She has for some time past conducted a private Hospital in Invercargill. ******

A new wing has been added to the Nurses' Home at Christchurch Hospital, containing twelve bed 100ms, with bath-rooms and lavatories. •F <h '£ *7* <r t*

Nurse Ada Bay ley, junior staff nurse at the New Plymouth Hospital, has been appointed charge nurse at the Hamilton Hospital.

****** Nurse Lilian Hales and Nurse Reid leaves Wellington shortly for a trip to England. Nurse Hales hopes to do some special work while away.

****** Nurses Hunter, Stubbs, Newman, and Fanning have passed their final hospital examination, and have been promoted to the permanent staff. ******

Nurse Robinson, Matron for some years of the Picton Hospital, lias been married to Dr. Redman, of Picton, and is now on hei honeymoon trip in Rotorua. *TT * T T

Sister Nurse, of Wellington Hospital, is leaving for a twelve months' trip to England in the lonic. She means to take a course of midwifery training in London.

****** Miss Duffin, late Matron of the Cambridge Sanatorium for Consumptives, is to be married to Dr. Reid, of Wellington, who is to start practice on the West Coast.

****** Two nurses from Perth, Western Australia, the Misses O'Callaghan, have arrived in Wellington, and are doing private nursing. Nurse A. M. O'Callaghan had her midwifery training in the Women's Hospital, Melbourne. T T T 'l' T T

Nurse Mackenzie, for some time head nurse at Mrs. Dixon's hospital, has left for a trip to her home in Scotland. She has made many friends during^her stay in New Zealand, who look forward*to seeing her back again with renewed health.

Nurse Jackson, for some years head nurse at Mrs. Freeman's Hospital, Palmerston North, has taken over Mrs. Cable's private hospital, Kensington street, Wellington. ****** Nurses Simon and Belton, have resigned their positions on the permanent staff of the Christchurch Hospital, the former to take a prolonged rest, the latter to be married. ****** Nurse Nora McAllum, who obtained her certificate in midwifery at St. Helen's, Dunedin, has returned to New Plymouth where she intends taking up private nursing. Sister Alice Bowman has been appointed to the Karitani Baby's Hospital. She was trained in the Christchurch Hospital, and has since been district nursing for the Wesleyan Mission in Dunedin. ****** Sister Sarah Davis, who was trained at the Christchurch Hospital, and had charge of the men's medical ward for nine 3 r ears, is engaged to be married to Mr. George Moon, of Woolston, Christchurch. ****** Since the fire at the Christchurch Hospital some of the sisters and nurses have had to revert to the primitive conditions of work in the very oldest wards of the Hospital, some of which had been closed for years. They will appreciate more than ever the improvements in modern hospital building when they return to the restored pavillion. ****** Mrs. McGregor gave a very enjoyable afternoon tea on the 22nd February, at " Glengyle." There were present Dr. Sideberg, Misses Maclean, Holford, Jeffries, Gow, Shackleford, Bayley, Mowhinney, Barclay, Smith, McAllum, and Mrs. Milne. T T T T T ■C Mrs. Reid, of Wanganui (formerly Nurse Caffin, of Dunedin Hospital), passed through Oamaru, where she put her son to the Waitaki High School. She spent a few days with Mrs. Barclay (Nurse Clapcote, also^of Dunedin, at Waimate) on her way home. P ." T T * *r Miss Sims, trained in the Wellington Hospital, and recently Matron of the Mount View Mental Hospital for a year, has been appointed Matron of the Hokitika Hospital. A new ward has been lately completed in this Hospital, and another is shortly to be built.

Nurse Norman, who has been for some time sister at the Cambridge Sanitorium, has entered St. Helen's Hospital, Auckland, for midwifery training. ***** * Sister May Wrenne, who has been in charge of Dr. Scott's private hospital Gisborne, has resigned the position and is about to start private nursing in Wellington. ****** Miss Miller, who has been for some two or three years Matron of the Pahiatua Hospital, has resigned the Matronship, and is about to start a private hospital in Pahiatua. Miss Davis, late Matron of Nelson Hospital, and lor the last year sister at the Cambridge Sauitorium, has been appointed to succeed Miss Miller. ****** Nurse McKinnon, who has worked under Dr. Truby King at the Taieri Dairy, at perfecting the system of humanised milk advocated by Dr. King, and has been carrying out for some time the duties of visiting the sick babies and instructing the mothers in the feeding and care of their infants in Dunedin, has been given the first Plunket Shield. *** * ♦ ♦ Nurses trained in the Dunedin Hospital half a dozen years ago, on passing through the new wards opened by his Excellency the Governor, on the 10th March, could not help coming to the conclusion that their training had been too early. Everything in these is up-to-date, and all the arrangements tend to make the work easier and more pleasant for the nurses. ****** Another of the aims of the Wellington Private Nurses' Association, viz., " To arrange courses of lectures and afford opportunities for discussion of subjects connected with the profession/' is being realised. On Thursday 9th instant, Dr. Collins gave a lecture to nurses on the treatment of prospective mothers, and later of themselves and their infants. The lecture was given at Miss Palmer's hospital, and the room was filled with nurses. The lecture, which will be reproduced in another issue, was much appreciated by all, and the wish was universally expressed that another would soon follow. A vote of thanks to Dr. Collins was proposed by Miss Palmer, in the absence of the president, who was unavoidably detained.

Nuise Edith Thompson leaves Duuediu about the beginning of April for London, where she intends taking up private nursing for two years. ****** Nurse Emma Guering left Miss Coltmau's private nurses' home in Auckland in March to pay a long-promised visit to England. Miss Coltman writes : — "She can be ill-spared at present when there is such a dearth of capable nurses, bnt I hope to see her amongst us again next year." ****** Nurse McKenzie, until recently charge nurse at Newstead Home, Ellice street, Wellington, left for England by the last trip of the Arawa. On the eve of her departure a presentation was made to her by a few fellow-nurses, who met together to wish her good speed and renewed health. ****** The Palmerston Hospital grounds presented a very pretty sight to the passer-by on Tuesday afternoon. The day, a glorious summer one, made everything look its very best, and the garden, with its cool, and shady trees, proved a pleasure to those who had come together to bid farewell to Miss Dough erty, who was about to sever her connection with the Hospital after so many years' faithful service. The guests were received by the Deputy-Matron, Miss McLagan, at the Hospital, and conducted to the Nurses* Home and there entertained by the Sisters and Nurses. After some few minutes' chat with the guest of the hour, very delicious afternoon tea w T as served, the tables being prettily decorated with bowls of sweet peas and foliage. Dr. Macintrye, as an old friend and many years a co-worker in Hospital, in a few chosen words, referred to the sterling qualities of Miss Dougherty as a woman and a nurse, at the some time expressing their deep regret at losing from their midst a woman so universally respected by the out side public, and so much beloved by those fortunate enough to come under her supervision during their nursing career. He then handed the Matron, on behalf of the staff, a most handsome picture containing individual photographs of the three doctors, four sisters and nurses, chairman (Mr. Wilson), and secretary (Mr. Rutherford), arranged round a portrait of the Matron herself, underneath which was a charminglyillustrated card containing a few words to the effect ; '" Presented to Miss Dougherty, etc," Mr. Rutherford then read a note from

Mr. Wilson, expressing his regret at being unavoidably absent, owing to unforseen business, but sent many expressions of good will for her future. Miss Dougherty, in expressing thanks, said how n:uch she appreciated the kindly sentiments expressed by Dr. Macintyre, and how little she felt worthy of them, and took opportunity of thanking the doctors past and present for the great amount of help rendered to her, during her stay in Palmerston North, and trusted that her successor, Miss McLagan, would experience the same amount of good and that the Palmerston North Hospital would long continue to do the splendid work it hitherto had done. (Applause.) During the afternoon some very delightful music was rendered by Misses Sawtin and Roberts, Dr. Stowe, etc., which added greatly to the pleasure of those present. On Thursday evening some few younger friends of the nurses were entertained at a euchre party in the Nurses' Home, many of w T hom were old friends of Miss Dougherty's, who muchly regretted her departure. Games were enj oyed, and during supper some very good speeches were given by those present, accompanied with musical honours. A most enjoyable evening came to a close, after some delightful songs had been sung with the old but ever-new round-a-lay "Auld Lang Syne."