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Sherry Gillespie Miller, R.N., M.S.N., oral history interview, 17 July 2009
No full textSherry Gillespie Miller, RN, MSN, was Director of Nursing for Pediatric and Maternal Infant Nursing in 1989. She begins her interview by describing the days leading up to Hurricane Hugo’s landfall. She discusses the decisions made by Children’s Hospital nursing directors and administrators to ensure the safety of patients and staff. She describes boarding up the windows in both the neonatal intensive care and pediatric intensive care units. Miller describes how she and her staff maintained patient care throughout the storm. For example, evacuating patients from their rooms into the hallways because of fear of windows shattering, and helping NICU patients breathe using hand ventilators. She also describes the evacuation of adult patients out of the main hospital into the Children’s Hospital because of power outages. The interview includes discussions on staff and patients’ reactions to the storm, damage sustained by the hospital, recovery efforts, and Miller’s thoughts on MUSC’s disaster planning
W. Curtis Worthington, Jr., M.D., oral history interview, May 5, 2009
No full textDr. W. Curtis Worthington, Jr., was a professor in the MUSC Department of Anatomy, as well as assistant dean of the College of Medicine, during Dr. James W. Colbert’s tenure as Vice President for Academic Affairs. In his interview Dr. Worthington discusses his impressions of Dr. Colbert as an administrator. He also recalls personal interactions with Dr. Colbert. He talks about Dr. Colbert’s role in the settlement of the 1969 hospital workers strike. Dr. Worthington describes the impact Dr. Colbert’s untimely death had on the university
Hal S. Currey, oral history interview, 14 July 2009
No full textHal S. Currey was administrator for both the Institute of Psychiatry (IOP) and the Department of Psychiatry in 1989. He begins his interview by describing his initial reaction to hearing that Hurricane Hugo might strike Charleston. He goes on to describe preparing IOP for the storm by discharging patients, assigning hospital staff to shifts, and sending non-essential employees home. Currey describes his experiences during the height of the storm, including watching the windows in his office bow and the shattering of several IOP windows that resulted in destroyed offices. He also details the flooding on President’s Street and the fear that the institute building was going to flood. Currey recalls the days immediately following the storm and describes the recovery efforts at IOP and the MUSC campus.
Additionally, Mr. Currey describes preparing his family for the storm and then returning to his home on Sullivans Island for the first time after landfall. He also describes the destruction on the island
Layton McCurdy, MD, oral history interview, May 7, 2009
No full textDr. Layton McCurdy was chairman of the MUSC Department of Psychiatry during Dr. James W. Colbert’s tenure as Vice President for Academic Affairs. Dr. McCurdy discusses the creation of the Vice President for Academic Affairs position, Dr. Colbert’s recruitment, and his numerous accomplishments. He describes meeting Dr. Colbert for the first time and his subsequent interactions with him over the years. Additional topics include Dr. Colbert’s role in the settlement of the 1969 hospital workers strike, his role in the development of AHEC and the MUSC Department of Family Practice. He recalls Dr. Colbert’s relationship with Dr. McCord. He describes the impact Dr. Colbert’s death had on the university as well as his personal feelings. Dr. McCurdy describes the process to rename the MUSC Education Center and Library Building to James W. Colbert Education Center and Library Building
Victor E. Del Bene, M.D., oral history interview, 22 July 2009
No full textDr. Victor E. Del Bene was Medical Director of the MUSC Medical Center as well as a faculty member in the College of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, in 1989. The interview begins with a brief conversation between Dr. Del Bene and Dr. W. Curtis Worthington, Jr., who sat in on the interview. The discussion then turned to the days leading up to Hurricane Hugo’s landfall. Dr. Del Bene recalls the decisions he made to ensure the safety of patients, staff, and the hospital and clinical facilities. A few areas of concern he touched upon included decreasing the number of staff and patients in the hospital, power outages, flooding, and loss of water. The interview also includes discussions on staff and patients’ reactions to the storm, damage sustained by the hospitals and St. Luke’s Chapel, and recovery efforts. A significant portion of the interview pertains to Dr. Del Bene’s involvement in the St. Luke’s Chapel Restoration Committee
George F. "Tony" von Kolnitz, IV, oral history interview, 14 August 2009
No full textTony von Kolnitz was Director of Engineering and Facilities in 1989. The interview begins with discussions between von Kolnitz and Hal S. Currey, who assisted Brooke Fox with the interview, and about how physical plant staff prepared the campus for the hurricane. Preparations included sandbagging entrances to buildings, boarding up windows, and removing debris and any items that could become projectiles from the grounds. He discusses the damage sustained by various campus buildings and how physical plant staff responded to emergency situations such as shattered windows, flooding, and power and water outages. He describes how the Children's Hospital, University Hospital, the Clinical Science and Basic Sciences buildings fared during the storm, what design features worked and what didn't in each building. Von Kolnitz describes the involvement of the National Guard in storm preparations and recovery efforts. He describes the recovery efforts and his thoughts on the effectiveness of the university's disaster preparedness plan
Gail W. Stuart, Ph.D., R.N., F.A.A.N., oral history interview, 27 July 2009
No full textDr. Gail W. Stuart was the Director of Nursing for the Institute of Psychiatry in 1989. The interview begins with the days leading up to Hurricane Hugo’s landfall. Dr. Stuart recalls the decisions made and preparations taken to secure the IOP, its patients and staff, including discharging patients, moving computers away from windows, sandbagging doors, and limiting staff to essential positions. She describes the sights and sounds of the storm, particularly when the eye passed through, and recalls the responses of patients during the storm. She mentions the flooding, downed trees, and downed power lines on campus. Dr. Stuart details the damage sustained by the IOP building including power and water outages, and no phone service. She describes the recovery efforts and her thoughts on disaster preparedness
2008 Graduates of the Medical University of South Carolina College of Nursing (August-December)
No full textMUSC College of Nursing class of 201