May 12

A girl medical professional! How cute can you get? Florence Nightingale was born on the 12th in 1872. Obviously, she made many lasting contributions to the nursing field and medicine in general. Perhaps more importantly, she was also the author of a report proving that people admitted to a hospital died at a rate of 90% while those who did not seek hospitalization died at a rate of only 60%. You should remember that the next time you are tossed into the back of an ambulance for yet another trip to the ICU of your friendly neighborhood hospital. I know that I do.