Sadie Heath Cabaniss, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Sadie Heath Cabaniss

Date of Birth: 08-Oct-1865

Place of Birth: Petersburg, Virginia, United States

Date of Death: 11-Jul-1921

Profession: nurse, pioneer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Sadie Heath Cabaniss (October 8, 1865 – July 11, 1921) was a pioneer for nursing in Virginia and developed the first training school for nurses that followed the Nightingale plan.
Her training school lives on to this day and is now the School of Nursing at Virginia Commonwealth University.
In addition, Cabaniss was the founder of the Charter Member and First President of the Virginia State Association of Nurses (now the Virginia Nurses Association).
Finally, she was the President and original member of the Virginia State Board of Examiners of Nurse Founder of the Nurses Settlement, forerunner of the Instructive Visiting Nurses Association.
Sadie Health Cabaniss was inducted into the American Nurses Association Hall of Fame on July 1, 2002 at the ANA Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.