Health Services, patient care, photo 2

This image shows two nurses tending a patient in the Health Services Department at Appalachian State University (1967-current). Health Services started in 1949 with the hiring of registered nurse Mary S. Shook (right)who treated minor injuries and illnesses until her retirement in 1983. By 1968, Health Services was located in Hagaman Hall, built 1952, included a full-time physician, six registered nurses, and offered x-rays, outpatient treatment minor injuries and illnesses, and inpatient care, including two wards of six beds each for males and females. It moved to the Annas Student Services Building in 1981.

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Medical Care

Appalachian State University

General Picture Files, Box 3, Health Services, C14.2.1.3.

University Archives, Appalachian State University

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Appalachian State University. Student Health Services

Hagaman Hall (1952)

1960-1969. 1970-1979

Series 6 -- Colleges, Departments, Offices, and Centers

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The Appalachian State University Historical Photographs Digitization Project is supported with federal Library Service and Technology Act (LSTA) funds made possible through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources through the North Carolina ECHO, 'Exploring Cultural Heritage Online' Digitization Grant Program.

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