The Vietnam War was a transformative period for American society, including the young nurses who found themselves on the front lines of care. Among these nurses were several graduates of the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) School of Nursing, whose commitment to serve brought them to the heart of the war effort. From evacuation hospitals inRead more
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For more than a century after it was established in 1873, Mass General’s School of Nursing helped to grow the field of nursing in the US.
A Massachusetts General Hospital nurse for 50 years, Margaret “exemplified the best ideals of health teacher, advice-giver, and care-taker.”
A scrapbook compiled by a former research nurse at Mass General was acquired thanks to a unique partnership between history enthusiasts.
A care team from Massachusetts General Hospital was among the first to arrive in Halifax in 1917 to help after a deadly blast.
Norton Folsom, MD, superintendent of Massachusetts General Hospital from 1872 to 1877, is remembered as a man of “good temper and invariable kindness.”
This lifesaving treatment would not have happened without scientific collaboration, persistence, and serendipity.
Henry Ingersoll Bowditch, MD, a longtime Mass General physician, abolitionist and public health pioneer, was no stranger to controversy.
Traffic tie-ups that delayed patient care in the mid 1960s led to the establishment of telemedicine at Mass General.
A small silver lining to the tragedy can be found in the advances in burn care that were made in treating survivors.