Ida Moffett, Birmingham, Alabama Nursing Legend, Samford University, Baptist Hospitals, Signed
Courage to Care: the Story of Ida V. Moffett
by Allen, Lee N. & Allen, Catherine B.
Published by Samford University Press
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Book is in Very Good (near Like New) condition. Dust jacket in Very Good condition, slight expected "used-book" edge wear. First edition. Minor shelf and handling wear, overall a clean solid copy with minimal signs of use. Binding remains tight & secure, comes from a non-smoking home. A beautiful full page inscription inside signed by Ida Moffett.
Always dressed in her traditional white uniform, including her cap and her 1926 School of Nursing class pin, Ida Vines Moffett (1905-1996) was a lifelong champion of compassionate care. She advocated constant contact with patients through gentle words and a comforting physical touch. Moffett was also the driving force behind numerous successful efforts to bring professionalism and advanced academic training to the field of nursing. The Ida V. Moffett School of Nursing at Samford University stands as a lasting symbol of her dedication to the field.
In 1934, Moffett returned with her husband to Birmingham and became a head nurse in what became known as the Highland Avenue Baptist Hospital, where she gradually assumed managerial duties. In September 1941 she became director of nursing for both Birmingham Baptist and Highland Avenue Baptist hospitals and their joint nursing school. In 1943 she organized Alabama’s first unit of the Cadet Nurse Corps, a federal program of the Public Health Service that was established to overcome a shortage of nurses, and oversaw construction of a second building for the School of Nursing.
Moffett received numerous local, state, and regional honors for her work with health care and charitable organizations, including membership in the Sigma Theta Tau nurse honor society and Samford University’s Phi Kappa Phi honor society and was among the first group of people admitted to the Alabama Health Care Hall of Fame. Moffett died at Montclair Baptist Hospital November 17, 1996, from heart failure. Her papers as well as some items relating to her life and work are in the Samford University Special Collections Library and at Ida V. Moffett School of Nursing.
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