Anna DeCosta Banks

Anna DeCosta Banks

American nurse (1869–1930)

📍 Charleston, South Carolina USA

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Anna DeCosta Banks 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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