nursing – Historical Society of Montgomery County, PA

Montgomery Hospital School of Nursing

by Karen Ploch

Opening on January 1, 1891, Montgomery Hospital (formerly known as Norristown Hospital and Dispensary and later Charity Hospital) was one of the first hospitals in Montgomery County. Montgomery Hospital was also one of the first hospitals to establish a training school for nurses in the county. On April 1, 1893, the nursing school opened, welcoming… Read More »Montgomery Hospital School of Nursing

Ada Worthington

by Nancy Sullivan

We have in our archives a small collection of items from Ada Worthington. All of the papers concern her education, beginning with her third grade report card from Prospectville School in Horsham. It was the 1924-1925 school year.