By Oct. 12, 1918, the Kentucky health department reported 2,300 cases of influenza, prompting volunteers to provide automobiles for nurses to make home visits.

Louisville’s citizens moved to help, volunteering even more automobiles to the Women’s Service League and Louisville Automobile Club, in turn permitting visiting nurses to increase their home visits.

By the end of the month, nurses made a staggering 2,589 calls, routinely working seven days a week to ensure that all who needed it received care.