Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital. School of Nursing

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Biography

In 1893 Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital and a school of nursing were opened in Hanover, N.H., through the beneficence of Hiram Hitchcock who named the hospital in his late wife's honor. The School of Nursing increased its program from two years to three in 1905, and was officially recognized by the Hospital trustees in 1906. The first formal graduation exercises were held in 1908, and the Class of 1910 was the first to take State Board examinations.

In 1952 the School received temporary National League for Nursing accreditation; it was placed on "warning" by the NLN in 1973 but regained full NLN accreditation in 1974. In 1976 the Adams report, which recommended closing the School, was published. In 1977 the Hospital trustees accepted this recommendation, and the last class entered the School. Final graduation took place in 1980, and the School was then closed.

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Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital, School of Nursing records May Be Restricted

Collection

Identifier: DA-44

DA-44

Date(s): 1893 to 1980

Abstract The Mary Hitchcock School of Nursing was established in 1893, at the same time the hospital was founded through the beneficence of Hiram Hitchcock. In 1976, a report was issued recommending the closing of the school and was accepted by the hospital trustees; the last class graduated in 1980. The records of the MHMH School of Nursing comprise meeting minutes, correspondences, reports, curricular materials and student records, as well as records of the student government, and documentation of...