Sr. Hilary Ross in her laboratory, Infirmary, National Leprosarium, Carville. Image Courtesy of the National Hansen's Disease Museum, Permanent Collections, Carville, LA.



Sr. Hilary Ross, Daughter of Charity, Pharmacist, Biochemist. Carville, 1923-1960.

Sister Hilary Ross, Daughter of Charity, lived and worked at Carville Hospital from 1923 to 1960, where she helped to build a research laboratory for drug testing in partnership with Public Health Service Officer Dr. George Fite.