Evening journal., 1918-03-13

ther audition Of about 1900 beds. to
bring our capacity up TO 10000 is un-
der consideration.
AS against the seven army hospitals
Of last April. we have today g. T,Ven-
ty-nine Of these are now equipped TO
care for more than 1000 patients each.
and A will be able, when extensions
now being built are completed, to care
for more than 1000 patients each.
Three Of these 63 hospitals are l0cat-
ed at ports from which troops embark
for France. Two are permanent base
hospitals. three. are camps where spe-
cialized training Is carried on, % are
general hospitals and 32 are base hos
pitals for the national army and nation
al guard training camps.
Each Of these hospitals is equipped In
all respects with standardized hospital
equipment Of the latest pattern and de
sign, full supplies Of surgical insiru-
ments, X-ray apparatus, pathological
laboratories, etc.
The stan for each hospital is made up
Of men OF skill and experience. men
whose regulations are more than local
They are. every one, selected men,
chosen by men who know their ability
In the special lines Of medicine or sur
gerry for which theyare picked.
The surgical staffs, for instance. have
been chosen in each case by consuiia-
tions Of William j.. and Charles n.
Mayo, the famous surgeons Of Roches-
ter, Mimi; Arthur d. Bevin or Chi
cago, president OF the American Medi-
cal Association; Binnie. Of Kansas City ;
Ochsner, OF Chicago; Haggard, of Nash
Vile; Mixter. Of Boston. and Mcclure
Of Richmond. Va. all surgeons Of inter
national reputation.
In the same way the medical STATS
have been selected by a group of medi-
cal experts who know in each case
the special qualifications OF the men
they name.
Similar boards Of specialists have
been chosen for the stan OF each hos
pital the men who supervise the spe-
cial branches Of medical work-the or
thopedic surgeons, the neurologists,
the eye. ear, nose, throat and brain ex-
perts. They do not pick haplhazard
They choose no one who has not estab-
lished his ability In his given line.
AS a result, the STATS Of our army
I hospitals are made up OF the very
cream Of the medical profession In
/ America today.
In addition to the tremendous expan.
sion In our army hospital facilities n
| this country, we have had to build W
| In France facilities for caring for IN
sick and wounded Of our steadily grow
ing expeditionary force. We are pro
viding in France hospital facilities q
accommodate up TO p per cent. OF oul
total troops abroad.
Organization Of our overseas medi
cal force has been under the direc
tion Of Cushing OF Boston, Brewer o.
New York. Grille Of Cleveland Hart o
Philadelphia Finney OF Baltimore
I Beasley o. Chicago, and Murphy OF ST
Louis
No such demands have been mad,
upon any other profession by the wal
as have been made upon medicine
/ Those in authority insisted from IN,
outset that the army medical organiza.
tion should have not merely the mos
modern and eflcient equipment. bu
that it should be directed bv the mos
skilled and experienced personnel. II
most branches Of war work-as for in
stance in the design and production o.
our lighting weapons few expert
enced men could guide the work while
the men to use the weapons could b
trained in few months. But the mel
10 be entrusted With our sick anl
wounded must have undergone lonl
specialized traihing in medicine ant
surgery
The medical department Of our arm,
in April, 1917, contained 435 officers Il
the regular service. Four officers, II
addition TO the surgeon general, wer
stationed in Warrington. There existe
la Reserve corps, signed up but in
active, Of about 1900 medical men. am