Florence S. Wald dies at 91; former dean of Yale's nursing program pioneered U.S. hospice care
Friday, November 14, 2008 - 03:21
in Health & Medicine
Florence S. Wald, the former dean of the Yale University School of Nursing who brought hospice to the United States and in the process revolutionized the care of the terminally ill, died of natural causes Saturday at her home in Branford, Conn. She was 91.