Pegasus was founded in 1984 as a hospital-based helicopter service to transport critically ill or injured patients. Today, the helicopter primarily operates within a 120 NM radius of Charlottesville and is supported on the ground by a critical care transport ambulance.
In the early hospital, patients were cared for in either public wards or private rooms. This image of a public women’s ward was likely taken on the first floor of the southern pavilion, which was constructed in 1904.
In the first half of the 20th Century, “capping” was an important milestone for a nursing student. Each student received a cap after completing the preclinical portion of the nursing program, and colored bands were added upon reaching one’s senior year. In the 1970s, the cap ceased to be an official part of the nursing student uniform.
First invented in 1816, the stethoscope has changed little since the late 1800s. Today it is still seen as one of the most iconic symbols of the medical professions.
“FSU is being charged too much—all because of a poorly thought-out 20-year-old contract,” Library Dean Julia Zimmerman wrote in her notice to the FSU community. The Library’s decision came after 8 years of negotiations failed to yield an acceptable deal, and it was endorsed by a unanimous vote of the Faculty Senate and supported by the Provost.
What happens when great printers, binders, and publishers decide to go small? Miniature books of exquisite craft, structural diversity, and outsized beauty. Come see one hundred tiny volumes spanning four centuries and three continents. Coincides with the 2018 Miniature Book Society Grand Conclave in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Highlights from the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library and the Eleanor Crowder Bjoring Center for Nursing Historical Inquiry featuring the history of scientific accomplishment, patient care, social transformation, and technological evolution at UVA.
Meredith Gillet is Associate Director for Annual Giving.
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