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WELLINGTON HOSPITAL HISTORY

Doris Irene Brown


Doris Irene Brown

Doris Irene Milne (née Brown), Matron of Wellington Hospital 1954–1956 (courtesy WMHS Archives)

Born Napier 24 Apr 1905 — Died 9 Jun 2005 (aged 100)

Trained at Hawera Hospital; RN 1927

Midwifery Certificate, St Helens Hospital, Wellington

Plunket Certificate, Karitane Hospital, Dunedin

Diploma in Nursing, Wellington Hospital 1937

Sister, Hawera Hospital and Auckland Hospital

Sister-in-charge, Camp Hospital, Ngaruawahia, Oct 1939–Jan 1940

Matron, 4 General Hospital Jul–Oct 1940

Matron, 2 General Hospital Oct 1940–Jun 1943

Mentioned in Dispatches (MID) 1941

Supervising Matron, Dunedin Hospital 1944–1954

Director, Nursing Services, Army, Navy & Air 1954

Matron, Wellington Hospital 1954–1956

Married Robert Milne, May 1956

Resigned in Oct 1956 after Wellington Hospital Board-initiated inquiry into nursing services.

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