When two veteran nurses began their nursing careers at a newly expanded Palm Beach County hospital in the Glades, Lyndon Johnson was president and the year was 1968. Belle Glade residents Winnie Jackson and Geraldine Bailey were recently honored for 40 years of service to Glades General Hospital and its patients.
The charge nurse for the medical surgery and pediatric unit, Jackson first joined the Glades General staff as a nursing assistant in 1967 after having received her training at the hospital. While working in that capacity for 12 years, Jackson continued her education in the Licensed Practical Nurse Program and, upon graduating, practiced as an LPN for a decade before attending Palm Beach Community College in Belle Glade where she attained her Registered Nurse degree.
Geraldine Bailey began working as a nursing assistant in 1967. She went to the technical school in Belle Glade and became an LPN, then continued her education and became an RN. She has worked in many capacities, including pediatrics and medical surgery, obstetrics, and as a house supervisor on the night shift.
