Salt Lake Telegram | 1937-02-27 | Page 9 | She's 41 Years Old or Only 9, but It's No Problem to Nurse

!HeEBirtE3ay7It 'FaKnockout I, i LEAP YEAR "BABY" IS "KNOCKOUT CHAMPION !. Mrs. Sarah Bergs trom administering anesthetic to patient - She's 41 Years Old or Only 9, But It's No Problem to Nurse Mrs. Sarah Bergstrom of General Hospital Staff Takes Date Lightly ' I Mrs. Sarah Bergstrom, business manager of the Salt lake General Gen-eral hospital and county - infirmary, who is a "leap- year" baby, termed her 41st .birthday Saturday a "knockout" ; ' - .. Actually, if one wishes to take the "leap year" formula seriously. Mrs. Bergstrom, who supervises administration of anesthetics at the hospital, would be 10 years old if February 2S occurred In the 1937 calendar. . But birthdays are birthdays to ths short, jovial, hospital -employe, and she observed it by putting seven patients under ths "kayo" spell "Several friends didn't take ths leap year rule as aa exception and sent me presents," shs said. "I guess I'm ths only ons In ths hospital whose birthday is of ths once-in-every-four-year variety. She is ths oldest employe, from standpoint of -service, at the hospital hos-pital ; .- i- - Shs Joined ths staff la 11S and has remained - since, progressing from nurse to supervisor, to business busi-ness administrator of the hospital. Recently shs was named business e ! ' . . -manager at. .both . Institutions. , . Mother of three children, shs was especially thrilled with a large bouquet bou-quet of roses from her daughter, Viola. 25, and two sons, La Var, U, and William, 20. Viola, a graduate of ths general hospital, today es assistant' as-sistant' superintendent of tao Torrance, Tor-rance, CaC, general hospital. Mrs. Bergstrom'a sons ars employed in Los Angelas. . Her husband was killed In action Overseas.' Her only non-"leap year birthday birth-day wish: "To .eontinus' Improving hospital facilities and becoma d better nurse." - ''