Oral history interview with C. D. Van Hook, M.D. by Kathryn MacKay

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Title Oral history interview with C. D. Van Hook, M.D. by Kathryn MacKay
Creator Van Hook, C.D.; MacKay, Kathryn
Publisher Utah Historical Society
Date 2005-03-30
Access Rights Utah Historical Society
Date Digital 2024-03-11
Spatial Coverage City of Berea, Madison County, Kentucky, United States https://www.geonames.org/7169617/city-of-berea.html City of Ogden, Weber County, Utah, United States https://www.geonames.org/11788968/city-of-ogden.html
Subject Health facilities; Hospital privileges; Louisiana State University Medical Center; Marriage; Medical care; Mount Benedict Monastery (Ogden, Utah); Neurology; Nuns; Nursing schools; United States. Navy; Veterans hospitals; World War II; Kentucky; Ogden (Utah)
Description Oral history interview by Kathryn MacKay with C. D. Van Hook, M.D.Topics include: A little personal background, including growing up in Kentucky and receiving medical training at Louisiana State University Medical School, Serving in the Navy during WWII as a medical doctor, Going into General Practice after his military service ended, Receiving surgical training in Ogden, Doing surgical residency at Veterans Hospital in Louisville, Returning to the Ogden Clinic and entering neurological surgery practice, Having privileges at two hospitals, Working with the Nuns at St. Benedict's, Developing the needed equipment for surgery, Marriage, loosing his first wife to cancer, Meeting his second wife at St. Benedicts where she trained and worked as a nurse, Having a long satisfying career, and Changes in the medical field.
Collection Number and Name Mss B 1655 The St. Benedict's Hospital Oral Histories Collection, 2002-2005
Type Text
Genre oral histories (literary works)
Format application/pdf
Extent 10 leaves
Language eng
Rights
Source Mss B 1655 The St. Benedict's Hospital Oral Histories Collection, 2002-2005
Scanning Technician Michelle Gollehon
Metadata Cataloger Amy Green Larsen
ARK ark:/87278/s65yq326
Setname dha_uhsoh
ID 2460137
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s65yq326
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