The Nurses of Ellis Island: Life and Work Inside the Golden Door

by Arlene W. Keeling and Michelle C. Hehman

The Nurses of Ellis Island: Life and Work inside the Golden Door tells the story of the nurses who offered hope and healing to some of America's most vulnerable patients. In the once-modern hospital complex on the southwest side of Ellis Island, a small group of nurses from the U.S. Public Health Service expertly cared for more than 150,000 patients of all ages and backgrounds, suffering from every imaginable illness and injury. These nurses,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0875658881
• ISBN13: 9780875658889
• Release Date: October 2024
• Publisher: Texas Christian University Press
• Length: 226 Pages
• Weight: 0.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"