Images(7)

Uniform, Occupational

Object number2021.66.1 a,b

Designer Kathy Peterson

OriginVietnam

MediumCotton; Polyester; Fabric; Plastic; Velcro

Credit LineGIft of Christi Bolanos

DescriptionNurse's scrubs comprised of shirt and pants. Navy blue cotton and polyester blend fabric. V-neck short sleeve tunic. Loose leg pants with drawstring waist.DimensionsHeight x Width: 25 × 26.625 in. (63.5 × 67.6 cm)
Height x Width (Width at waist): 41.25 × 13.5 in. (104.8 × 34.3 cm)
Marks(a)
Proper left front pocket has blue fabric tag with white flower above and below white text "koi / TM"; text is vertical.

Proper right sleeve has embroidered green and blue logo above white embroidered text "Allegheny / Health Network".

Inside back collar at center has pink and white label with embroidered red flowers and red and black text "koi / by Kathy Peterson"; and white tag sewn to bottom center of label has black text "M / Made in / Vietnam".

Inside proper left side seam are two white fabric maker tags with black printed text:
top tag has text on front "RN#121336 / STYLE#: 137 / COTTON 55% / POLYESTER 45% / MADE IN VIETNAM / [care instructions]" and same on reverse in different language;
bottom tag has same text as front of top tag but in another different language.

(b)
Inside waistline at back center has two white fabric labels:
left tag is white with brown koi fish with brown text "koi / by / Kathy Peterson TM / S / 55% Cotton, 45% Polyester / Made in Vietnam"; reverse has text "RN# 121336 / STYLE# 701T";
right tag is white with faded text "TALL".

Proper right back pocket has partial black plastic tag with white flower above text "koi"; text is vertical.
Historical NotesScrubs worn by Christi Bolanos. Allegheny General Hospital nurses have to wear dark blue scrubs, but nurses buy their own. A 2008 graduate of Duquesne’s nursing school, Christi started at Allegheny General Hospital in September of that same year as a trauma nurse on the surgical floor. She moved to the Emergency room in the fall of 2010, a position she still holds in 2021. A California native, Christi and her former husband moved to Pittsburgh in 2006 to start a family through adoption. They adopted 6 children through the foster system and informal connections. Christi wanted to be a nurse in order to be connected to the community as a competent and compassionate nurse. Because she believed it was everyone’s worst day when they came to the ER she had a desire to work in that department and to show love to people in their most vulnerable moments. She also is deeply committed to social justice and equity and wanted to be involved in healthcare because of the huge disparities that exist for racial minorities in healthcare treatment, especially black women in the city of Pittsburgh. In the early days of COVID there were so many unknowns and because no one was sure how the virus was transmitted she had to be separated from her children for six weeks especially because one of her children is immunocompromised. They stayed with their father for four weeks and then with her parents for two more. She then took a leave of absence from the hospital to be with her family. She was going through a divorce and her nursing community donated time to let her take leave and be with her family. She took six weeks and then came back to a position in triage in order to lessen her exposer to the virus so she could still see her family. By August of 2020, she was able to go back to her position in the ER after her son’s situation was stabilized.

Previous owner Christi Bolanos

Related institution Allegheny General Hospital

Related institution Allegheny Health Network

Subjects