90 Outstanding Yale Nurses Recipient
Class of 1972
After graduating from YSN, Linda P. Vieira, BSN, MSN, RN, CNM, developed and coordinated the postpartum module for midwifery students at YSN and was responsible for the development and implementationof new clinical sites for students.
Linda moved to Aspen after realizing the need for nurse-midwifery and ultimately became the first certified nurse-midwife in both Aspen and Colorado. At the same time, she supervised and mentored medical and nursing students, implemented a low-income prenatal clinic at Community Health Services for Hispanic non-documented women, implemented a rape crisis team, and delivered over 1,500 babies at Aspen Valley Hospital.