The following appeared in the January 29, 2009 edition of The Augusta Chronicle:
"Museum adds medical exhibit"
By Nikasha Dicks Staff Writer
Thursday, January 29, 2009
The Augusta Museum of History has added a couple of new exhibits.
A Community That Heals exhibit opened Jan. 16 and chronicles 200 years of medicine in the area, said Rebekah Henry, marketing and membership manager for the museum.
"It's a stellar exhibit," she said. "It shows the way health care in Augusta and the CSRA has transformed over the years. It also focuses on the speciality areas that this area has been adept in providing.
The exhibit, which is a permanent addition to the museum, includes artifacts from area hospitals, a uniform from Barrett's School of Nursing and images from the 1960s, when the nursing schools were integrated. (read more...)
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