Nursing at Ellis Island. I Memoir
by
Margaret V. Daly
1877-1936
MARGARET V. DALY, Chief Nurse, US Maine Hospital, Ellis Island, New York, on November 5, 1936 at the Seaton Hospital, New York City, of tuberculosis. Aside from four years spent as a institutional and private duty nurse, Miss Daly’s entire professional life was spent in the service of the Government, her service beginning in 1902 at the Immigration Hospital (now the US Marine Hospital), Ellis Island, New York, where she served for thirty-four years in the capacity of chief nurse.
