Appointments

Kai Tiaki : the journal of the nurses of New Zealand, Volume XVI, Issue 3, 1 July 1923, Page 137

Appointments

Miss Annie o 'Sullivan, trained at Palmerston North Hospital and St. Helens. Wellington, has been appointed night sister at St. Helens Hospital, Auckland.

Miss Edith Hay, N.Z.A.N.S. Reserve, has joined the staff of Hamilton Hospital as sister.

Sister Florence Upton, N.Z.A.N.S. Reserve, has been appointed matron of Kawa Kawa Hospital. Miss Upton was trained at Auckland Hospital, and was for some years on the staff of Whangarei Hospital, and obtained her midwifery certificate there,

Miss Geraldine Broad, trained at Wellington Hospital, and matron for seven years of Hawera Hospital, until she was appointed a Nurse Inspector in the Health Department in 1920, has been appointed matron of the Grey River Hospital. Miss Broad obtained her midwifery certificate at Queen Charlotte Hospital while in England in 1911.

Nurses Brunton and Mackay, trained at Timaru Hospital, were appointed sisters in the Riverton Hospital in February.

Sister Isobel Johnstone, recently sister at Greytown Hospital, is now on the staff of the Palmerston North Hospital.

Nurse Eva Dawes, trained at the Auckland Hospital, has joined the staff of the Pukeora Sanatorium.

Nurse Ruby Till, trained at "Waihi, who has been on the staff of the Greytown Hospital, has been promoted to the staff as sister.

Nurse T. Graham has been appointed sister at the Gisborne Hospital in place of Sister A. Picken, who lias gone to take her midwifery training at the Townley St. Helens Hospital, Gisborne.

Nurse Drysdale has resigned her position as sister at Oamaru Hospital and has gone to St. Helens, Dunedin, to take her midwifery training.

Nurse Dora Gibson was appointed a sister in the Stratford Hospital in January.

Sister Kate Cumming, N.Z.A.N.S. Reserve, has joined the staff of Mount Pleasant private hospital, Auckland.

Miss E. M. Humphries has been appointed sister at Pahiatua Hospital, out of 18 applicants. Miss Humphries received her training at the Greytown Hospital, passing* the State examination wtih honours in June last. Since then she has been on the staff of the Cole Street private hospital.

d Sister Rudd, of Adelaide, who was on the staff of the Auckland Hospital for some nine years, was recently appointed Lady Superintendent of the Costley Home, Auckland, in succession to Miss Mabel Latimer. The staff is to be increased and more qualified nurses appointed to care for the old people and chronic invalids.

Sister Lea, N.Z.A.N.S. Reserve, who has recently taken her midwifery training at St. Helens Hospital, Waniganui, and afterwards acted as sub-matron, left for Apia Hospital, Samoa, in May.

Nurse Hamett, for some time nurse at Dr. Mackin's rooms, has been appointed theatre sister at Masterton Hospital.

An appointment which will interest New Zealand nurses is that of Miss Pines, who went through her training at Karitane Harris Hospital, Dunedin, to the matronship of "Tressillicus" Infant Welfare Training Home in Sydney. Miss Pines was for some time matron of Dr. Levy's maternity hospital, Wellington. Miss McLaughlin, who also trained at Karitane, has been appointed sister,

Nurse Currie, trained at St. Helens Hospital, Christchurch, and afterwards proprietor of a private maternity home at Rangiora, is now Plunket nurse at Eketahuna.

Nurse Alice Wade has arrived at Carterton and taken up her work as Plunket nurse. She was formerly stationed at Taumarunui, and has but recently returned from a visit to England.

Miss M. Kelliher, matron of the Wairau maternity hospital, who has been away in America and England for the past six months on leave, has now resigned her position, as she was unable to return to New Zealand for a considerable time. Miss Gunn, who has been acting-matron, has now been appointed matron.

Nurse Ethel Turner has resigned from the staff of the Southland Hospital.

Sister Hitchcock, N.Z.A.N.S. Reserve, Plunket nurse at Eketahuna for some months, is returning to Karitane Harris Hospital as sister.

Miss Francos Price, R.R.C., has been appointed matron of the Hokitika Hospital. Miss Price was matron of the Children's Hospital, "Wellington, prior to the war, in which she served with distinction in the New Zealand Army Nursing Service, having gone out with the first fifty nurses. After her return she was matron of the Grisborne Hospital for about two years. Miss Price has just completed a course of midwifery training at Townley St. Helens Hospital.