The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-01-30
TEACH PATIENTS
TO CURE SELVES
RULES OF ADMISSION TO TUeER-
cULosis HOSPITAL.
APPLICATIONS MUST BE FILED.
Only Incipient Cases To Be Treated,
and These Must Undergo and
Pay For Two Medical Ex-
aminations.

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Des Moines. Jan. 2S.-eA proclama-
ton will be issued soon by Governor
Cummins announcing that the tuber-
culosis hospital at Iowa City is ready
to receive patients The date of OPP
ening win be February /. as has
been previously announced
Contrary to the impression that
has gained prevalence over the state,
however, this does not mean that all
persons who think they are afflicted
with tuberculosis can at once get on
the train and go to Iowa City and be
admitted to the tuberculosis hospital
to remain there as long as they wish.
The state law is specific as to this.
Before a person can be admitted to
the hospital he must write to Super
intendent II. Il. Kirschner and from
him obtain blank. This blank must
be filed out by the patient and by the
local physician whom Dr. Kirschner
appoints to make the examination.
When the local physician. has made
the examination if it is found that
the patient is in the advanced stages
of the disease he cannot be admit
ted. If in the incipient stages the
patient can then go to Iowa City
where second examination is made.
If DR.. Kirschner finds 1t is an incip-
lent case the patient is allowed TO re-
main. The local fee which the local
physician who makes the first exam
nation receives is fixed at 50 and
this must be paid by the patient. The
patient must also pay his expenses
to the hospital
If a patient is found to be in the
incipient stages OF the disease he is
allowed to remain at the hospital
about six months unless cured be-
| fore that time. 1t is found in the
treatment of tuberculosis that unless
the patient begins to recover by that
time there is little hope Further
more, the hospital is Intended primar-
lily to be a place where the patients
will be taught how to take care of
themselves. They viii be taught how
to take the open air. treatment and
what kind of food to eat. Some times
there are other diseases than tuber-
\
culosis which lead to or aggrayate tn
berculosis. When this is discovered
the patient win be treated for these
Once educated to the treatment IN
/ patiept- -w4ll ,hsL tzgerted to retsHi
home and carry out ~ easiSse aiir
there. 1t is the idea TO e eraadi
cation of tuberculosis IS % depend
very largely on the education OF the
people of the state to right methods
of living. Some patients and their
friends have the idea that they will
enter the hospital and remain there
all the rest of their lives This is not
fright. They will be allowed to re-
main till improved sufficient to leave
and by this method the board hopes
to educate the state.
The state law provided that such
persons as are able to pay for their
treatment shall be charged. The
board of control has decided to fix the
charges ut $50 month. which Is the
amount the state legislature appropri.
ated as the support fund II there
are those who are able to pay some
but not $50 a month they viii be al
lowed to pay what they are able 10
pay. Persons not able to pay any
thing will be required to bring GER
tificate to that effect from their local
board of health il in town or from
the township trustees if out In the
country.
The hospital at Iowa City is to be
used as part of the scheme Of educa-
ting the people of the state to the
proper modes of living in the cam
paign against tuberculosis Just as the
distribution of literature and the de
livermg of addresses over the state
is expected to be.