The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-09-06
STATES MEDICAL
FORCES LISTED
Data About All Hospitals, Doc
tors, Dentists, Pharmacists
and Veterinarians.
CAN ANSWER INSTANT CALL
All Allied Professions Are Included
Can Supply Government with
Anything II Needs on Mo.
ment's Notice.

One OF the departments OF the State
Committee OF Public Safety OF which
comparatively little has been heard has
drawn comment OF the most favorable
nature from the headquarters OF the
Surgeon General OF the United States
Army. This is the Sanitation, Medi'
cine and Red Cross Department, which
was commended for its work in cata'
Jogging and classifying information con-
cerning the medical and allied profes'
sional and institutional resources OF
this State and organizing systems
Through which they may be made avail
rble for emergency use by the Medical
Department OF the United States
Army.
One OF the departments first actlvi-
ties was TO compile and index complete
data relating to every Pennsylvania
organization, institution and profession
IN the field whose capacities, opera
tions or personnel could in any way be
applied TO war time service. Probably
the most compile collection OF data In
regard to dentists, veterinarians, phar'
macists and nurses in Pennsylvania
that has ever been collected is now on
hand at the headquarters OF the com
mittee. These lists do not include all
the members OF these professions,
however, and every effort is being
made TO list them all
Each dentist on the list is asked 10
submit a report of all the surplus stock
r, has on hand that the government
may call for when needed. This in
cludes all dental apparatus, instru'
ments and other necessities. A com
plete survey is made of each man on
the list. This includes not only MS
training and experience, but he Is
classified according to his specially.
They are divided under different
groups. such as exodontists, ortho'
dontists, pyhrrea experts, crown and
bridge work specialists, extracto:s and
surgeons.
Practically the same thing applies to
the veterinarians. The survey OF dem
lists Ia being made under the joint
auspices of the Committee on Dentis-
try OF the General Medical Board OF
the Council of National Defense, the
Committee of Public Safety and the
various dental societies. The State
Veterinary Society is cooperating in
the enrolment of the veterinary eX-
perts.
The task of listing all physicians in
the State has not been completed as yet,
but that of securing complete classi'
fication of the pharmacists Is far ad-
yanced. Even the various languages
that each person on the lists can speak
ia known. There is an elaborate trip
licate card index system covering
every special qualification. An in
stance of how this will work out would
be given should the government call
for the services OF an expert on han
ding cases OF chlorine gas poisoning
Should the government suddenly
need large laboratories with special ac'
cOmmodations lor tne MANUFACTURE vi
any sort OF drugs, medicines, instru'
ments or in which to conduct expert
ments, 1t would be matter of a few
minutes search to name every labora'
tory in the State that could fill the bill.
Complete information regarding
every hospital in the State is also on
hand, down to the most minute detail
A complete list of all prospective camp
sites for convalescent, reclamation, de-
tention, isolation, or temporary hospi
tai camps is also on hand The de-
tailed information covers the site, loca
ton, ownership, condition, proximity
to railroads and public highways
water, lighting and sewage facilities.
In this way the government can be
furnished with a tract of land in any
part of the State at any time TO. any
service, up to tract 600 acres in size
and probably even larger II necessary
Colonel F. p. Raymond, U. S. A., as
serts that the work will be Of inestima
BILE value to the Surgeon Generals De
partment.