Susana Centeno
Puerto Rican practical nurse and public servant
About Susana Centeno
Born 1912. Susana Centeno is an American licensed practical nurse and civil servant.
Susana Centeno (–) was a Puerto Rican practical nurse and public servant who worked at the José BenÃtez Guzmán Municipal Hospital in Vieques, Puerto Rico from 1930 to 1961. The hospital was renamed in her honor in 1996.
Life
Susana Centeno was born in to housewife Elisa Carrión and construction worker Arturo Centeno. She was of mixed African and European ancestry. The following year, she was named an Adopted Daughter and Distinguished Citizen of Toa Baja. On September 6, 2002, the maternity ward at the Susana Centeno Family Health Center was inaugurated by governor Sila MarÃa Calderón. Centeno was posthumously commemorated by Vieques mayor Dámaso Serrano in 2006.
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Puerto Rican practical nurse and public servant
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Susana Centeno was born in 1912.
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