Thames (NZ): International Nurses Day 2013

Yesterday was officially the International Nurses Days 12th May 2013.
Today (13/5/2013) Thames Hospital will recognise the day with displays and other activities.

Thames Hospital has been established since 1868 and had a proud association for many years as a training school for nurses. Nurse graduates have gone onto work in New Zealand and around the world.

1890-1900 Thames Hospital Staff
(Source: Thames Hospital A Pictorial History 1868-1987)

A booklet on the Nurses of Thames is available at The Treasury, Thames, New Zealand.
NURSES OF THAMES: A History of Registered Nurse Training at the Thames Hospital.

1925 Thames Hospital Staff
(Source: Thames Hospital A Pictorial History 1868-1987)