Emancipation Exhibition Featured At KEMH
Bermuda Hospitals Board [BHB] is celebrating Emancipation Day this year by exhibiting the panels from the Department of Culture’s 2022 exhibition – Pioneers Who Persevered: Black Nurses in Segregated Bermuda.
“We’re so pleased the Department of Culture has collaborated with us to show this exhibition again,” said BHB CEO & President Scott Pearman. “The exhibition highlights the significant role Black nurses played in healthcare on the Island. It is of particular interest to our staff, and we are delighted to have all eleven panels on exhibit in the lobby of our Acute Care Wing. BHB is a diverse organisation within a multi-cultural community, and we are proud to share an important foundational note in BHB and Bermuda’s history.”
“We applaud the efforts of all who created the original exhibition,” said BHB Chief of Nursing Judy Richardson, “and in particular veteran journalist and principal researcher of the work, Meredith Ebbin, who is also a nurse. All our nurses, irrespective of their ethnicity, appreciate the historical importance of the exhibit.”
“Culture does evolve but recognising our roots and paying tribute to the contributions of those who sacrificed and made it easier for us to access, pursue and achieve our interests in the healthcare field today, is timeless and always worth celebrating,” said Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport Owen Darrell. “It is wonderful that Bermuda Hospitals Board is providing another opportunity for their staff and the general public to visit this exhibit again.”
The spokesperson said, “Visitors to the hospital and members of the public can visit the exhibition, use the QR code on the panels for additional stories, and sign the guest book with their thoughts about the exhibit. The show is open now and runs until Friday 9 August 2024.
“Those who want to know more about the era of segregated nursing in Bermuda can view the exhibition’s companion film “Healthcare Heroines: Black Bermudian Nurses and the Struggle for Equality” here and visit www.emancipationbermuda.com.”
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