Anna Heer (1863–1918) was a Swiss physician. She played a major role in the founding of Switzerland's first professional nursing school. She was one the founders of the first women’s hospital in Zurich. In 1897 she became the chief physician at the hospital. She was the head of the SUPFS since 1901 as well as the head of pflegerinnenschule of Zurich. She died on 9 December 1918 in Zurich from

sepsis Sepsis, formerly known as septicemia (septicaemia in British English) or blood poisoning, is a life-threatening condition that arises when the body's response to infection causes injury to its own tissues and organs. This initial stage is follo ...

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Swiss physicians Swiss women physicians 1863 births 1918 deaths Swiss gynaecologists University of Zurich alumni People from Olten 20th-century Swiss physicians 20th-century Swiss women physicians 19th-century Swiss physicians 19th-century Swiss women physicians {{Switzerland-med-bio-stub