A card with the schedule of fees for the registry of the alumnae association of nurses of the Kingston General Hospital; printed on one side of a rectangular card.
A card with the schedule of fees for the registry of the alumnae association of nurses of the Kingston General Hospital; printed on one side of a rectangular card.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Owned by Cora Burnside.
Maker
Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing Alumnae Association
Printed on card: "The Registry // of Alumnae Association // OF THE // Kingston General Hospital // SCHEDULE OF FEES // 1. Surgical, Medical and Obstetrical cases: // 12-hour duty ...... $4.00 per day. // 24-hour duty ...... $5.00 per day. // 2. Mental, Smallpox cases: // 24-hour duty ...... $50 per week. // 3. Operation in private house $5.00 extra. // 4. In cases where there are more than one // patient, $1.00 per day will be charged for // each additional patient. // 5. Nursing by the hour, or for dressing, etc., // $1.00. // 6. Nurses engaged for Obstetrical cases are // entitled to charge half fee from date of // engagement while waiting. The patient // to be advised of this when engaging the // Nurse. // 7. Travelling expenses extra. // 8. Nurses doing 24-hour duty are entitled to // not less than six hours undisturbed rest // and two hours recreation. // 9. Registry Fee, $5.00 per year, to begin // January, 1921."
Permanent Location
Storage Room 2005
2005-2-2 Box 8
Length
11.3 cm
Width
8.5 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Dimension Notes
Length 11.3 cm Width 8.5 cm
Condition Remarks
Some minor wear.
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Person
Archives
Reference Comments
Susan Muer-Simpson
Archives Association of Ontario, Archeion, “Fonds KGH 5999-950 - Kingston General Hospital Nurses' Alumnae Association fonds,” https://www.archeion.ca/kingston-general-hospital-nurses-alumnae-association-fonds
Research Facts
Cora Frances Burnside was a graduate of Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing class of 1923; she worked in New York until 1971 and died in 1996.
“The Kingston General Hospital Nurses' Alumnae Association was formed in 1896 by graduates of the Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing. Its original purpose was the maintenance and furnishing of the nurses' home and making surgical dressings. It later became an organization sponsoring social functions for nursing students and raising funds for the Hospital.