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752-2
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- 1936 (Creation)
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ca. 1936. Tacoma General Hospital; First Diploma. The Fannie C. Paddock Memorial Hospital was the first hospital in Tacoma, established in 1882; in 1912, the name was changed to Tacoma General Hospital. From 1895 to 1980, TG was home to the Tacoma General School of Nursing. This was the diploma of one of its first graduates, George T. Smith, dated June 1, 1897. Mr. Smith started at TG in May of 1886 as an orderly and stayed for 48 years. He died in September of 1934, just two months shy of his 77th birthday. He left to TG both the proceeds of his life insurance policy and his savings. At the time of his death, he was still the only male graduate of TG's nursing school. (filed with Argentum)
Hospitals--Tacoma--1930-1940; Tacoma General Hospital (Tacoma); Diplomas; Nurses--Tacoma--1890-1900; Smith, George T.--Associated objects; Fannie C. Paddock Memorial Hospital (Tacoma);