ANNA M. HALL
Her most telling example of love and dedication however has been to her family. She was dutifully married to her husband, the late Moses Hall, former PLP Member of Parliament for West End, a relationship that had lasted almost thirty years. And this relationship bore fruit with four children, Kevin and Peter, born in England, and Damien and Faith born in an Independent Bahamas. A next generation also springs forth as she is grandmother to five, Italia, Dahria, Peter Jr., Kevin Jr., and Cynthia.
In March of 1960, Anna Miller began her nursing program in England. She was afforded this great opportunity because of her demonstration of excellence in her academic pursuits up to that date. As no surprise, this same level of excellence was carried into her nursing studies and in 1963 she came first in all of England in that year’s graduating class of State Registered Nurses. Being the first Black non English woman to achieve this, it is recounted that there was no prize awarded that year, as had been the usual practice. Not discouraged, Miss Miller furthered her studies and in 1965 became a State Certified Midwife.
Having married a Bahamian who had not yet completed his studies in Law in England, Mrs. Anna Hall advanced her career in England and served as a Nursing Sister in England before returning to The Bahamas with her husband. Additional studies in the field of nursing include, a Certificate in tropical Diseases from London University, and later on, a Certificate in Community Health, and a Certificate in Advanced Nursing Administration from the University of the West Indies.
“Nurse Hall” as she affectionately was called by the people of West End, Grand Bahama, The Bahamas, began her work for the Government of The Bahamas’, Ministry of Health in 1972. For fourteen years, in the quaint fishing village of West End, she dutifully was on call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, no vacations or weekends off. This no doubt led to her achieving the record of delivering or assisting in the deliveries of the most children in the Country, having delivered almost 2200 babies to date. There was a break from Midwifery in 1987, when she was transferred to the Island’s main hospital to work in an Administrative capacity. She retired from the Rand Hospital in 2000 as Senior Nursing Officer. During her career she also served as Treasurer for the Grand Bahama branch of the Nurses’ Association for many years.
Post retirement has given her the opportunity to return to her first love in nursing, midwifery. She is a private Midwife and midwifery consultant and the irony of time is now allowing her to in many instances, deliver the children of the children she delivered years before, particularly those from West End. Nurse Hall is also available for other private nursing duties. This mother of four, grandmother of 5, widow of twelve years, avid Church of God of Prophecy member, co-founder of the West End Conch Pearls, marathon walker, graceful woman, has found fulfillment in her life’s work. She has been the first touch to many newborn babies, she has cared for the sick and the dying, she has done her part as Jesus admonished for God’s last and least.
Having married a Bahamian who had not yet completed his studies in Law in England, Mrs. Anna Hall advanced her career in England and served as a Nursing Sister in England before returning to The Bahamas with her husband. Additional studies in the field of nursing include, a Certificate in tropical Diseases from London University, and later on, a Certificate in Community Health, and a Certificate in Advanced Nursing Administration from the University of the West Indies.
“Nurse Hall” as she affectionately was called by the people of West End, Grand Bahama, The Bahamas, began her work for the Government of The Bahamas’, Ministry of Health in 1972. For fourteen years, in the quaint fishing village of West End, she dutifully was on call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, no vacations or weekends off. This no doubt led to her achieving the record of delivering or assisting in the deliveries of the most children in the Country, having delivered almost 2200 babies to date. There was a break from Midwifery in 1987, when she was transferred to the Island’s main hospital to work in an Administrative capacity. She retired from the Rand Hospital in 2000 as Senior Nursing Officer. During her career she also served as Treasurer for the Grand Bahama branch of the Nurses’ Association for many years.
Post retirement has given her the opportunity to return to her first love in nursing, midwifery. She is a private Midwife and midwifery consultant and the irony of time is now allowing her to in many instances, deliver the children of the children she delivered years before, particularly those from West End. Nurse Hall is also available for other private nursing duties. This mother of four, grandmother of 5, widow of twelve years, avid Church of God of Prophecy member, co-founder of the West End Conch Pearls, marathon walker, graceful woman, has found fulfillment in her life’s work. She has been the first touch to many newborn babies, she has cared for the sick and the dying, she has done her part as Jesus admonished for God’s last and least.
Her most telling example of love and dedication however has been to her family. She was dutifully married to her husband, the late Moses Hall, former PLP Member of Parliament for West End, a relationship that had lasted almost thirty years. And this relationship bore fruit with four children, Kevin and Peter, born in England, and Damien and Faith born in an Independent Bahamas. A next generation also springs forth as she is grandmother to five, Italia, Dahria, Peter Jr., Kevin Jr., and Cynthia.
