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Salute to the Ladies in Pink in 1958 hospital service
The article profiles the Women’s Hospital Auxiliary WHA a national volunteer group under the American Hospital Association It notes its cherry red uniforms its role in supporting hospital work at Phelps Memorial Hospital and its 1000 active members who logged 41350 hours last year Volunteers handle information desk tasks coffee shop gift shop library and busy behind the scenes roles to free nurses and technicians for clinical work The piece highlights the dedication of mainly housewives arriving by car or bus and the need to keep them engaged with meaningful tasks.
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Reader’s Digest
Paul W. Kearney
Women's Hospital Auxiliary
American Hospital Association
WHA
Gray Ladies of the Red Cross
Phelps Memorial Auxiliary