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History | Members | Annual Report | Board of Directors The King's Daughters have a long and vibrant history of caring for children. This time line showcases the successes of The King's Daugthers and CHKD. Norfolk's 14 Circles of The King's Daughters unite to form a City Union in order to combine their efforts to administer to the less fortunate.
The King's Daughters hire their first director, Edith Nason, who serves as a visiting nurse for less fortunate families. She made 1,771 visits on foot that year.
A small house on Bute Street is rented and furnished for The King's Daughters headquarters. A bicycle for the nurse and a Diet Kitchen are donated by contributors.
The first King's Daughters Clinic opens on Charlotte Street.
Eight years after they hire their first nurse, she makes 2,603 visits to families in one year.
The first Baby Clinic is established at The King's Daughters headquarters on Duke Street.
A Maternity Service is begun with a doctor and nurse dispatched to the homes of mothers in labor.
After working out of various locations in downtown Norfolk, The King's Daughters purchase the residence at 300 W. York Street for NCUKD headquarters.
The first King's Daughters Health Station opens in South Norfolk. Eventually, more than a dozen Health Stations are located in schools and churches throughout residential sections, teaching families proper child care and sanitation practices and administering vaccines to children.
A third floor is added to headquarters on York Street and, in 1929, the adjoining property is donated to accommodate the next expansion.
The King's Daughters' visiting nurses made 41,301 this year.
The Maternity Center opens, served by eight obstetricians and medical students from the University of Virginia. There are 605 patients registered this year.
An X-ray machine is donated by two medical staff members.
In spite of war shortages, strikes and delays in materials, the wards at the clinic are completely modernized and expanded.
A Hospital for Children
The King's Daughters began planning to establish a children's hospital. A fund is established to aid in the financing of construction.
Circle members register more than 2,000 volunteer hours in the Clinic and Health Stations.
The King's Daughters Children's Hospital, the first hospital in Virginia dedicated to children, opens in April.
Circles hold their first annual Holly Ball with proceeds to benefit the hospital. The Pediatric Residency program is established.
Circle members register more than 10,000 volunteer hours and the KD Puppet is created. Members spend thousands of hours in mass production so every child can receive one of these puppets when entering the hospital.
The Visiting Nurse Service is phased out. A pharmacy opens in the hospital.
Growing Up
The name of the hospital is changed to Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters to reflect the focus on pediatrics.
CHKD establishes a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and transport to bring high-risk newborns from hospitals in surrounding cities.
The King's Daughters set out to raise $6.5 million toward the $14 million needed to expand Children's Hospital.
The expanded Children's Hospital is dedicated and has 101,000 square feet of new space and 39,000 square feet in renovated space. It boasts specialized labs and diagnostic clinics and many new services for children.
The first Holly Festival of Trees is held at the Cavalier on the Hill in Virginia Beach. And the 21st annual Holly Ball is held. The two events raised $150,000 for Children's Hospital.
Reorganizing for the Future
Members of the NCUKD create Children's Health System through corporate reorganization.
The CHKD Surgery Center opens, thus ending the long dependence on Norfolk General Hospital for operating room services.
The first CHKD Thrift Store is opened by the Norfolk City Union with the motto: "Everything we sell helps make another child well."
Breaking New Ground
Ground is broken on the latest hospital expansion, and NCUKD announces the lead pledge of $2 million to the $10 million building fund.
CHKD and Eastern Virginia Medical School jointly establish the Center for Pediatric Research.
With 11 CHKD Thrift Stores, several major fund-raising projects and scores of Circle projects, the NCUKD contributes $900,000 to the hospital, more than the combined budgets of the first 22 years of its history.
The dedication and opening of the expanded hospital takes place. The new state-of-the-art facility has expanded outpatient offerings and the region's first pediatric emergency center.
The Norfolk City Union of The King's Daughters celebrates 100 years of service to the children of the region.
Norfolk City Union of The King's Daughters raise enough money to purchase a state-of-the-art mobile transport unit for CHKD.
Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters celebrates its 40th birthday!
CHKD opens a new Health Center at Oyster Point in Newport News, Virginia.
NCUKD donates it largest gift ever of $850,000 to CHKD.
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