Samuel Grant Mitchell (1783-1837). Samuel Grant Mitchell relocated to Indianapolis in April 1821. He was the first physician to practice medicine in the… Read More »Samuel Grant Mitchell
Mortality And Morbidity The Indianapolis Board of Health began publishing annual health statistics, including statistics on death and disease, in the 1890s. Such… Read More »Mortality And Morbidity
Charles Wesley Myers (Dec. 16, 1890-May 13, 1985). Born in Marysville, Pennsylvania, and a graduate of the University of Maryland School of Medicine… Read More »Charles Wesley Myers
National Surgical Institute Dr. H. R. Allen established the National Surgical Institute in Indianapolis in 1858. The institute was the first of its… Read More »National Surgical Institute
Neuronhurst In 1888 Dr. William Fletcher, son of Indianapolis pioneer opened W. B. Fletcher’s Sanitorium (later renamed Neuronhurst), the first private… Read More »Neuronhurst
Norways Hospital In 1898, Norways Sanitarium became the second private psychiatric hospital established in Indianapolis. The hospital’s name, which was later changed… Read More »Norways Hospital
Nurse Safe Sexx In the late fall of 1985, Nurse Safe Sexx, created by Bag Lady Kenn King, appeared for the first time… Read More »Nurse Safe Sexx
Nursing Professional nursing in the United States dates back to the last quarter of the 19th century. Before that time religious… Read More »Nursing
John D. Van Nuys (Oct. 10, 1907-Feb. 15, 1964). A native of New Castle, Indiana, the son and grandson of physicians, and a graduate… Read More »John D. Van Nuys
John H. Oliver (Apr. 16, 1859-Oct. 16, 1927). Oliver was born in Clermont, Indiana, attended Butler and Wabash Colleges, and received an M.D.… Read More »John H. Oliver
