Patient Receiving Care from Nurse

Creator

Preview

Object Type

Photograph

Description

Staten Island has always had a rich nursing history. Nurses were crucial at all the historic hospitals of Richmond County, including the Black Angels of Sea View Hospital. During the 1930s and 40s, 300 nurses, all African American women, cared for over 2,000 tuberculosis patients. Together, they responded to the frontlines with unwavering courage, after people refused to work. Sea View Hospital was one of only four hospitals in New York City that did not discriminate against African American nurses.

Hospital/Site

Staten Island University Hospital

Region

Western Region

Notes

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