Mildred Bayer
Born
Mildred L. Mason

(1908-12-07)December 7, 1908
Weston, Ohio
DiedOctober 9, 1990(1990-10-09) (aged 81)

Mildred L. Mason Bayer (December 7, 1908 – October 9, 1990)[1] was a Registered Nurse from Ohio who was inducted into the Ohio Women's Hall of Fame for her local and international humanitarian work.[2][3]

Early life and education

Mildred Mason was born on December 7, 1908[1] in Weston, Ohio.[2] Mason earned a nursing degree from St. Vincent Hospital School of Nursing in 1932 in Toledo, Ohio.[2] Bayer was married to Charles Bayer, a physician.[2]

Career

Bayer founded two clinics in Toledo and Lucas County for migrant farm workers in 1960.[2] Bayer helped establish Mobile Meals in Toledo in 1967, and was the organizations first volunteer coordinator.[2]

In 1970, Bayer began making medical mission trips to Nigeria.[2] Working with the St. Vincent Hospital Grey Nuns, Bayer established a hospital and 23 mobile clinics around Kabba, Nigeria.[2]

In 1984, Bayer founded Health Clinics International (HCI), a non-profit organization based in Toledo, to provide medical care to the homeless and other underserved populations.[2]

Bayer helped pass Ohio state legislation that requires nursing home operators to be licensed.[3]

Recognition

Bayer received the Outstanding Service Award from the Toledo Educational Association for the Aged and Chronically Ill in 1969.[2] And Mary Manse College honored her with the Stella Maris Award.[2]

Later life and death

Bayer died on October 9, 1990.[1][2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Mildred L Bayer in Social Security Death Index". Fold3. Retrieved 2021-02-17.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Royster, Jacqueline Jones (2003). Profiles of Ohio Women, 1803-2003. Ohio University Press. ISBN 9780821415085.
  3. 1 2 "Ohio Women's Hall of Fame". www.odjfs.state.oh.us. Retrieved 2017-10-01.
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