Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-02-07
DE-. R.kEsSEL TO Be CHIEF
OPERATING SURGEON
Trustees of DEBORAH Hospital After
Several sonths Negotiations
Have 2~ ved Services OF
Well a. N Surgeon
WILL COME TOAs 9RAH
EW " MONDAY
Will Have rs Assistant Camp.
bell One of the Best q
Surgeons in NOrthwes>

bell One of the Best e
Surgeons in NOrthwes>
In an interview with E. j. Curtin,
secretary of the Decorah Hospital,
on his return from Chicago last
week; we were informed that DR..
Geo. Kessel, the well known surgeon
OF Cresco, would become associated
with the Decorah Hospital as sur
geon-in-chief. He also stated that
the officials of the hospital had been
working hard and felt very optomis-
tic about it's future and thought
from now on the hospital was bound
to go ahead and be what it should
be TO town like Decorah.
The hospital has been in opera
tioA two years up to last November,
and it is conceded to be one Of the
most up-to-date hospitals in equip
ment, etc. in the country.
However, Mr.. Curtin states, like
all institutions of its kind, it must
have a doctor who can and will give
1t his personal attention, and since
DR.. Guthrie leased his visits the hos
pital has not been a success in a f.
nancial way. The first year the hos
pital lost between $4,000 and $4,000
and the second year between $500
and $500, which was due consider
ably to the rise in drugs, medicines,
food, ETC., caused by the European
war.
Mr.. Curtin states that this prob
lem has been severe one for the
trustees to wrestle with, and after
several months of negotiations they
are pleased to state that they have
finally secured DR.. Geo. Kessel, the
famous surgeon Of Cresco, who will
be here every Monday to meet pa
Sffsents ana peffofM SEPARATIONS M.
Curtin says that il that particular
day is not sufficient, that DR.. Kessel
will remain here on Tuesdays also.
Besides he will come at any time
during the week, ii called, to per-
form an operation.
DR.. Kessel does this, not because
he 10 not busy enough in his own
hospital at Cresco, but because he is
a big man in the surgical world, and
is doing It for the sake of humanity,
and at the earnest solicitations of
the Decorah hospital trustees. The
doctor, we are informed. will also Co
operate with any and all Of the doc
tors here in Decorah, both for con-
sultations or operations and this
/. should mean that our hospital will
be doing the great good expected OF
it during the succeeding years.
DR.. aKessel will have as his assis-
tant, both in performing operations
and caring for patients during re.
covery. DR.. Campbell. who will be-
come resident of Decorah and re-
main here permanently. DR.. Camp
bell is one of the best young sur.
geons in the northwest, and comes
highly recommended. He is a grad
uate of the Northwestern Univer
sity, of Chicago, graduating in the
class OF 1910. After he finished his
college work he served as inferno il
the Alexian Bros. Hospital in Chica
go, which is one of the leanng no.
pitfalls Of that city,. For the pas,
three years. DR.. Campbell has been
assistant to one of the leading sur.
geons of the northwest in a Mime,
sofa hospital.
Mr.. Curtin states that the trus
tees of the Decorah Hospital fee
very confident that they have now
solved the hospital problem, ant
with DR.. Kessel as surgeon-in-chie
and DR.. Campbell as His personal as
sfstant, and all of the doctors of De
corah working hand in hand t,
make it great success there is ne
reason why the Decorah Hospita
should not take rank with any sim
liar institution in the country.
Its location is easily the most de-
sirable in this section. the building
was designed by a well known hoe
13ital architect, and in its comfort,
! for patients is as good as the best
@Ae nurses and employees are care
ssfpl and considerate in every way
and q patient is much better in 4
Hospital. recovering from a sickness
yiljury or operation. than he would
Z Se in his own home.
q We think that the people of De
eerah and Winneshiek county viii
heartily concur in the actions of tn,
hospital trustees in getting the ser
vices Of Dr.. Kessel. who has gained