New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-17
Gorgas Gives Out Plans
for Reconstruction
of Manned
Work Starts at Front
Government Intends to Turn
Wrecked Men Into USE
full Citizens

WASHINGTON. Sept. i6. Plans Tor
the immediate building in Chicago BIOS
ton. New York and Washington OF nos
pitals TO be used ms "rcconsructioh
centres for the treatment OF maimeu
and crippled soldiers have been com
Melted by Surgeon General 1orgaS'
The Surgeon General also plans 10
oorstruct such hospitals at later 'l'"c
:, Philadelphia, Baltimore, bunalo'
cincinnati. 81. Paul, Seattle, Memphis
picbmond. Atlanta and New Orleans
nr Jobn L, Porter, of Chicago, CIVILIAN
r,oubcr Of the Orthop@dic 'ou"'''
,dor the direction Of which the nos
nit.I, arc to be built, will have chs's'
~ the Chicago hospital.
Greater Government Responsibility
According to an announcement
tho Surgeon Generals Office TO-DAY '"s
whole conception of governmental '"o
o,;ou,l responsibility for caring 10.
tho wounded has undergone
.,auco in the months Of study give"
.ho subject by experts serving with inc
Medical Oaicers,. Reserve corps . saJ
otbers consulting with lhen. a;h;I;,v
NJ tho old idea that Ieepoid;or 70
ended with the return Of .ne oiod ,nd
prIH"re . 80 as nc might be given. II "
SUI" pors;derod the duty OF the go'el",
Nv" 20 oouip and rceducate INC n.au
II H LooIing his wounds and return
IT, civil life ready TO be as usSLu'
."L osoif and his country as posS'pt.VV,,
10 ..reconstruction" hospitals VII.
he tho last step in the return p'
~ rrd.d soldiers 70 civil NC
W., Tho soldiers are able 10 take up
;rI,strial training further pro''s'On
Iii bo ready. The injured man 10
bo rotrained to his previous occur
w onform with his handicapped con
S,,io,, ar retraincd for new ihous.,'
oororatibIe with that condition. huu'
,;.nai education wifi be gwen TO tnose
f,,od COR II. and men may IN some oaseH
- r,.urped to more valuapIe "Vls
tban that from which they were ea''e'
W Wortshops will be provided at me
Los,;tsle but arrangements VIII also
mo made with outside industries "hei
H.. r,orc elaborate methods OF training
80 no carried on. An employment
h b~ will be established for men so
trained. ,.J. h- ~ .
Donartmcnt Of Military orthopSulcs 20
cars for soldiers needing treatment 20
nroyent dcformity continuously UNI
thew are returned either to active SCI
vice or civil life.
Orthopsdic Work at Front
Orthoondic surgeons will ne at
tachod 10 the medical force near me
friug line and TO the base orthopPdic
bospitaI which will be cstaOhshCd
,ri,bir 100 miles Of the firing line. In
his hospitaI. i'm addition to orthop%dlc
surgical care. there will be equipment
for surgical reconstruction WORN ana
curative workshops in which men
will acquire ability TO US" injured
members while doing work interesting
and useful i'm itself. This method mas
sunplanted tho old and tircsome ono OF
nrescrib:ng a set Of motions for man
70 90 through with no other purpose,
than TO rcacQuirc use OF his injured
part. IL,
1t is not intended that men able TO
% back TO the firing line shall ne re-
turned to this country unless their con,
vaIoscence will extend over several
months. Soldiers unable TO return to
duty will be sent TO the reconstruction
hospitals in the United states.