Nurses who fought TB in Sitka recognized
In the first half of the 20th century, T-B was a major epidemic in Alaska, and its effects were particularly harsh on rural Native communities. A presentation Tuesday (3-16) at the Alaska Native Brotherhood Hall addressed that history, and also honored some of the era’s front-line fighters against T-B. KCAW’s Ed Ronco introduces us to some nurses, whose work in the T-B ward at Sitka’s Mount Edgecumbe Hospital saved lives the lives of others, and forever changed their own.
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