Joyce Clifford
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September 12, 1935
Saint Anselm College (B.S., 1959)
University of Alabama in Birmingham (M.S., 1968)
Joyce Clifford | |
|---|---|
| Born | Joyce Catherine Hoyt September 12, 1935 |
| Died | October 21, 2011 (aged 76) |
| Education | Brandeis University (Ph.D.) Saint Anselm College (B.S., 1959) University of Alabama in Birmingham (M.S., 1968) |
| Known for | Primary nursing |
| Medical career | |
| Institutions | Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center |
Joyce Catherine Clifford (September 12, 1935 – October 21, 2011) was a founder of the primary nursing model which was later applied to many hospitals because it reduced medical errors and improved survival rates.
Clifford was born as Joyce Catherine Hoyt in New Haven, Connecticut, in 1935. She was one of four daughters of Raymond Hoyt, an ironworker, and his wife, Helen. Hoyt obtained her Ph.D. in health planning from Brandeis University and following it, got her nursing diploma from Hospital of Saint Raphael. In 1959 she obtained her Bachelor of Science degree from Saint Anselm College, New Hampshire. Her later studies were interrupted because she joined the United States Air Force in the 1960s and only in the mid 1960s did she resume her studying.[1] During her military service with the United States Air Force Nurse Corps, Hoyt was assigned to Air University at Maxwell Air Force Base.[2] She retired from the military with the rank of major.[3] In 1968, Hoyt received a master's degree, with specialization in nursing administration from the University of Alabama at Birmingham.[1]
