The Columbia Hospital School of Nursing Alumae Association (CHSNAA) officially put their mark on history Saturday.
A historical marker was unveiled at Harden and Washington Streets where the former Columbia Hospital Unit for Black Nurses and Patients once stood.
It is an honor today, October 24, 2020, that we unveil the historic marker that will represent the legacy of the Negro unit of Columbia Hospital, the Negro Nurses Dormitory and the contributions that were made
Jettiva S. Belton, President of Columbia Hospital School of Nursing Alumae Association (CHSNAA)
Some of those at the ceremony were a part of the last graduating class of nurses from the school in 1965, including president of the association, Jettiva S. Belton.
“It is an honor today, October 24, 2020, that we unveil the historic marker that will represent the legacy of the Negro unit of Columbia Hospital, the Negro Nurses Dormitory and the contributions that were made,” said Belton
In the thirty years the school was open, over 400 black women earned their nursing degree.
This marker was brought to life through a partnership of the CHNSAA along with the City of Columbia, Richland County and others.
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