Women's and Children's Hospital (Albuquerque, N.M.)

Scope and Contents This interview, conducted by Dr. David B. Post, focuses on the history of Women's and Children's Hospital of Albuquerque. The interviewees, Edward F. and Josephine Doherty, were respectively an administrator and a nurse at the hospital during its last decade of existence 1946-1955. Among the subjects discussed are the medical staff of the hospital, its nursing service, the physical facilities and equipment available at the hospital, and others.

Scope and Contents This interview surveys the life and career of Dr. J. Joseph Corcoran (1913-1996) of Albuquerque, New Mexico. A specialist in dermatology, Dr. Corcoran came to Albuquerque in 1949 and practiced continuously until his retirement in 1980. Among the subjects discussed in this interview are Dr. Corcoran's personal and professional backgrounds; his extensive World War II experience; his selection of Albuquerque as the site of his practice; the Albuquerque medical community and medical facilities of...