03/09/2024
On International Women’s Day, we celebrate one of the most influential women in healthcare: Florence Nightingale. She laid the foundation for modern-day nursing, revolutionizing the field in the 1800s.
She is noted for addressing unsanitary practices and horrific conditions in battlefield hospitals and advocating for better hygiene, sterile facilities, and improved living standards. She is accredited for reducing the death rate among wounded soldiers. In 1860, she founded the world’s first nursing school, where students studied from her groundbreaking book, Notes on Nursing, emphasizing the importance of sanitation in healthcare.
To all the women in healthcare: Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic extends heartfelt gratitude. Your unwavering commitment, compassion, and skill profoundly impact our communities and lives.
