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Kingston Public Hospital, known to Kingstonians as KPH, was once the only place on the Island to be trained to become a registered nurse.
Our special guest a graduate of KPH, Mrs. Jeanette Astwood nee Vaughan, lovingly known to friends as Jeanie, is happy to share fond memories of her training at this well loved institution. She was born and raised in Westmorland and is a past student of Mannings High School in Savanna-La-Mar.
Ms Jeanie, now retired after 44 years of nursing was the first staff nurse of the Jamaica Cancer Society Screening Clinic where Dr. Karl Wilson James was chairman of the board. Dr. Karl Wilson James is the uncle mention in “Being Brown: A very public life”, read on last week’s show.
If you or someone you know have had the KPH experience, be sure to join the Labrish at 8:00PM Wed. 12/7/11inthe Backyard where we, Celebrate, Enlighten, & Preservethe rich diverse culture of: Jamaica‘Land We Love’.
