Hopewell News

The John Randolph Medical Center held its Fifth Annual — and largest thus far — Black History Month Celebration last week in its cafeteria. The event involved musical selections from the hospital's own Co-Sandra Seward and the guest speaker was Associate Chief Nursing Officer Frankye Myers.
In the opening statements, Chief Executive Officer Dia Nichols talked about how its often easy to forget that the segregation and efforts for civil rights were less than 50 years ago.
"We're only one generation removed," he said.
Myers could verify. Her grandmother was a licensed practical nurse in South Carolina who worked in a state segregated hospital. Despite that division, she saw that her grandmother was proud of what she did and Myers wanted to follow in her footsteps.
"I told her I wanted to be a registered nurse and never lost sight of that," she said.
Myers now has an advanced degree in nursing and is working toward becoming a chief nursing officer to teach others, she said.
In looking at her 18-year career and the times in which her grandmother worked, Myers said that many things have progressed in the nation but the action is not complete.
"We have made great strides but there is still work to do," she said.