38th 'Katie B.' reunion: 'Voices of Katie B.' Film Premiere

Location: Hawthorne Inn and Conference Center

Videos by Julia Wall

'A time of remembrance'

2025 marked 55 years since the closing of the original Kate Bitting Reynolds Memorial Hospital School of Nursing, and alumni and friends traveled from several states to celebrate their Katie B. family at the 38th reunion. The inaugural reunion was held in 1984 and was an idea hatched by former staff members like Odessa Turner, who began working at Katie B. in 1953.

In this video, see parts of the evening portion of the 2025 reunion where the short film Voices of Katie B. premiered, guests offered reflections on the film, and engaged in storytelling about their time at the Black hospital in East Winston. Watch the daytime portion of the reunion here.