Anna DeCosta Banks

nurse, head nurse, superintendant of nursing training Date Of Birth : 1869-09-02T00:00:00Z Date Of Death : 1930-11-29T00:00:00Z

Anna DeCosta Banks (September 2, 1869 – November 29, 1930) was an American nurse, and the first head nurse at the Hospital and Training School for Nurses in Charleston, South Carolina. Banks is known for her nursing career, as well as a later position as superintendent for 32 years at the same training school for nurses. Specifically designed for women of color, this hospital was later renamed McClennan-Banks Memorial Hospital in her honor.

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