Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-09-04
CHERRY LETTER
FROM FORMER
AUGUSTA GIRL


recently received from Mss Alice Yves
colt, cow doing Red Cross nursing n
and near Paris, she speaks interesting
" Of her WORK and states that she was
at the time having few days -=st.
Miss Wescott IS a former Blue Hill girl
and IS a sister 0. Mrs. Car! H. Stevens
OF Church street. Belfast She trained
az the Massachusetts General and 1ad
q number Of years experience before
Joining the ranks OF the Ped Cross. She
sailed for France on June e, 1917 ana
after z year and month n the serve.
IS ss happy and more determined II II
ever % DO all in her power succnE rns
sick and wounded. II her letter SIC r.
closed a number OF very interesting
clippings from tie Paris papers, ore Z
which is headed Army Base Hospital
No s Is a Mode! OF Progress" This
Hospital Is under the Medica. Depart
ment o: the United States and It's off,
GERS are we'll known Amer Al physi-
clans and surgeons. MAJ. Fredsrc A.
Washburn IS al It's head and the heads
Of the various departments are MAJ
Richard A Cabot Of Boston, che of
Davis. chief OF surgical DIVISION, Capt.
Roger Kinaicutt, a summer residea. of
Dark Harbor pathoiogist. The ca pa city
OF the hospital is 25ro beds Most of the
officers Of the hospital are drawn from
the Massa chusetts General Maj Hi--
vey Cushing, director Of Base Hosp.tzl
No is also a Massachusetts General
man. Base Hospital No. q OF the B-;;-
ish EXP Forces. is commanded by
Lieutenart-Colonel Hugh Cabot os Bos-
ton, one % the best known in his pro-
tession, and nearly all Of his staff and
nurses are from the Massa chusetts
Genera! The article IN closing says:
IL the civilian population az home
could know what advantages the so.-
diers have over anything that can be
obtained in the way OF medical treat
ment in civil life, they certainly would
want their hospitals organized upon
military lines at home" Another para
graph stated; At homo the smooth
team work OF the stat is not possible,
owing 70 each member having his own
private practice and Is unable TO be
with other members Of the staff az fire.
qrently. Thus they cannot discuss their
cases so freely and It is also a great
relief 70 be free from money considera-
tons ard professional rivalry and 10
be working wholly for the patients. with
no thought of competition or Of any
thing except doing good Job.
Another great advantage in the work
in the military hospitals, the articles
49, ~
uell-tralned graduate nurses. In pri-
waite practice at home one changes
nurses very frequently and as a matter
Of necessity. In the hospital work ot
civil life one has 10 use student nurses
: with only incomplete training. but
here in the army with a fIi. staff or
picked graduate nurses working to-
gether with each other and with the
same physicians continuously, tas
splendid teamwork Is continuous be-
tween nurses and doctors in their eff
! forts for the benefit Of tire patients.
BY constant association, SAYS Dr.
Hugh Cabot, "a group ot physicians
learns 10 work together like the mem
/ bers OF football team and to fit them
selves quickly and slIlfully each 70 60 ch.
! To practice medicine with a fully
| equipped laboratory. a first rate X-ray
/ plant. modern surgical operating
theatre and equipment al ready a. hanl
: where one can run in at any moment
and get whatever is necessary; to have
! all our medical resources under one roor
4 and at ones fingers ends. as it were.
to have no distractinc or conflicting
+ claims make il possible for US TO give 4
grade Of medical and surgical service
( far higher than is possible in civil life.
Being wholly new to military work this
has been great and most delightful
surprise to me. ! a m free now 10 give
the best that can. have never been
90 before"
Mothers Of bows over there should find
in this balm for their worried hearts
for those who are wounded canno. faii
I TO have far letter care. according to
DR.. Cabot, than they could possibly get
! at home. For In each base hospital
there are specalties in all diseases AS
we'll as famou. surgeons.