Norwood Hospital Women’s Aid Donates $10,000 Installment-October 19, 1967

Women’s Aid Continues Generous Support for Norwood Hospital

Demonstrating unwavering dedication to local healthcare, members of the Norwood Hospital Women’s Aid presented a $10,000 check to the hospital yesterday during a business meeting and tea held in the social hall of the Norwood Lutheran Church.

The generous contribution represents the fourth installment on an ambitious $50,000 pledge made by the women’s organization toward the hospital’s new nursery. Having contributed $10,000 annually for four consecutive years, the group has only one remaining payment scheduled for the following year to completely fulfill its pledge. Mrs. Edwin W. Heffernan, president of the Women’s Aid, officially presented the funds to hospital director Charles A. Richardson. A photograph by Bob Roman captured Mrs. Heffernan pouring coffee prior to the presentation alongside special guests Mrs. Amos C. Kingsbury, director of the Henry O. Peabody School in Norwood, and Miss Grace Nangle, supervisor of practical nursing for the vocational division of the Massachusetts Department of Education.

Addressing the Growing Need for Healthcare Professionals-October 19, 1967

Serving as the featured speaker for the afternoon meeting, Miss Grace Nangle delivered an insightful presentation addressing modern trends in technical and non-professional health services training. Utilizing visual paste-ups and detailed statistics, Nangle underscored the mounting demand for dental assistants, operating room technicians, and practical nurses of both genders.

“There is a very severe need for practical nurses in the communities,” Nangle stated to the attentive gathering. “From young people to grandmothers who have raised their families, practical nursing courses are available which would train them within 15 months. Then these people could be licensed by the State Board of Registration in Nursing.”

Highlighting local educational excellence, Nangle specifically praised the Henry O. Peabody School in Norwood—directed by meeting guest Mrs. Amos C. Kingsbury—as one of the premier training institutions for practical nurses in the Commonwealth.

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