Hilda Bowen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Bahamian nurse and nurse administrator
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Place of Birth: Nassau, New Providence, Bahamas
About Hilda Bowen
- Hilda Bowen, MBE (12 October 1923 – 2002) was a Bahamian nurse.
- Graduating with a degree in ophthalmic nursing and midwifery, she became the first Bahamian trained nurse.
- In 1962, she was the first Bahamian to become matron of the public hospital and in 1965, was installed as principal matron of the Public Health Department.
- She worked as the Chief Nursing Officer of the Ministry of Health between 1970 and 1980 and thereafter served as the country's Director of Nursing.
- She drove for the establishment of the Bahamas Nursing Council, a governing body for the country's nursing industry and was influential in developing a degree based nursing certification.
- She was honored as a Member of the Order of the British Empire in 1969 for her contributions to the medical development of the country.
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