Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1920-12-14

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takes that has seemingly been mrde o.
who H. telling the truth Is more than !
know.
ON November 2nd there was shipped
from North Chicago and Pcrryville,
Md, 200 hospital beds fully equipped
and kitchen equipment. leading one to
believe that they intended TO use whit
buildings remain for the purpose ~ re-
opening this point, and yet II was stat
"a here that this equipment could ,hc
shipped TO Fort Bayard or was in
f,i'ded for there.
AT the same time and since then the
tearing down Of buildings and ship
ring OF material and other equipment
has continued. Almost as logical condl-
non as tearing down several buildings
aud Shipping scrapped lumber To Boisc.
Idaho. They seem Ia continue 10 lc
fyll,wing the same illogicii and extra
VACANT method of not knowing what
o. dc
lis hospital located upon the rail
ioads, at a moderate elevation. mean
temperature between 30 and GO de-
grees. could he utilized with great all
vantage aud economy as point for the
reception Of patients coming FROM
other parts Of the country and said pm
tients put under observation where Il
could be decided as to the best point
for them 10 be hospitalized for the
benefit Of their Individual condition
| II n patients heart action was IA
rapid or to weak where higher cleva
/ ton would not be advisable he could
he sent on to Tuscon. or some ther suit
able point. after n period of rest or II
thought best higher elevation woult
lie more beneficial sent on to Fort Bay
ard. or II Arrowhead Springs. Califor
mia. or Whipple Barracks. Prescott
Arizona, or some other point would b.
more ideal place for him. he could III
80 transferred. As Il Is now n paticn
sent to Fort Bayard from Iowa. Hin
OILS or some eastern or southern stat
and finds upon arrival Is not suited il
any way FIR his condition hut Is dctri
mental. the only thing left for thai
poor devil Is Ia pay his own transpor
tation to some other mint that he Think
will be mre suitable TO his condition.
While IL they utilized this hospital
Camp Cody which meets the require
ments of the greatest number of cases
without deleteri0us effects, they coul'
then after period OF proper observn
tion transfer these patients to hos
pitnl having the conditions best suite,
for his symptoms.
We know among the thousands o
eases which have developed and whlcl
will develop from the effects Of thi
late war there Is n great variety o
conditions. Some men have been gas
sed who cannot improve in Il low alt
tude. others who do better In "a loN
altitude. same conditions in regard {
high attitudes. dry or moist atmos
pheres.
There will he patients who hay
tuberculosis with asthma, tuberculosis
and heart complications and innumei
able other conditions One locatio
will not meet the requirements for al
this variety. so that hospital locate
as this is. where the majority Of pa
ticnts are not deleteriously effected.
not improved, while staying here
sufficient length of time to make
thorough observation and chart out IN
point or location for his particula
case. would he Of great advantage
the service as well as the boys.
II was given out In Washington tina
this hosuital would he retained for Oh
purpose Of observation and distributio
ut least until such time as the covers
ment could build and equip sufficier
proper type hospitals for the care
all these numerous cases.
This hospital Is not constructed AN
never was intended as a permaner
hospital, hut until such time rs III
government can build such pcrmal
ent hospitals. what they have here en-
be used 10 great advantage and help
n material way to overcome some Z
the shortage In hospital facilities
By using this hospital as construc
ed. the government can without an
detriment to the patient, construct pc
mAnent buildings which can I've move
into as fast as completed and the.
Temporary buildings which now shoul
he used can be abandoned. There
every feuroh 10 bfiitNe Cohtihui
crease Of the number Of these cas-
within the next five wears will requil
not only all the new units that can
constructed hut those already In rs
In which ease. these temporary built
ings In a material way will help 10 tai
lcare OF great number Of sick an
with proper care can be used for
number ~ years
There Is no reason why the cOnstru
iion Of new buildings here cannot
carried ON without detriment 70 q
patients who should he In this hosI
tai. There being plenty Of land und'
their control on which said new uni
can be built. thus Obviating the shan
Of permitting sick and wounded vete
ans OF the world war 70 be witho'
proper hospital facilities,