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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Auckland Provincial District]

Mrs K. Alma Wooten

Mrs K. Alma Wooten, Superintendent of the Auckland Hospital, was born in Launceston, Tasmania, and is the eldest daughter
Mrs. K. A. Wooten.

Mrs. K. A. Wooten.

of the late Mr. Charles Wilson, a very old and respected colonist of that country. Mrs Wooten was trained for her profession at the celebrated Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, and was subsequently selected for the responsible position of matron of the Melbourne Orphan Asylum, Brighton, where she remained until 1898, when she received her present appointment. Mrs Wooten is assisted by a devoted and efficient staff of forty-five nurses, whose ministrations are esteemed very highly by the patients. Shortly after Mrs Wooten took charge, a children's hospital containing fifty-two beds was opened, and this has proved a great boon to the city and provincial district.