Bisbee daily review., 1920-11-21

Northwestern university medical school and chief medical consultant of the American Expeditionary Forces. He spoke in part as follows his theme being How the People of Arizona Can Help the Medical Pro- fession":
 You are all interested in having Al citizens in Arizona. but you can not have Al citizens unless you have healthy citizens. And you cannot have healthy citizens unless you are cooperating and work with your phy- sicians and surgeons. You know al- ready what has been done to decrease the ravages of tuberculosis by the right kind of propaganda. You know also of the ravages of cancer. that one out of every 14 deaths is due to this disease, and that it is che of the most stubborn. and deadly of foes. How can you help us to fight cancer? By watching every wart, every unna- tural growth. every lump in the breast, and by reporting. especially in advanced years, these symptoms to your physician as soon as you discov- CT them. In other worrs. you can help by attacking the disease before it gets a good start and by doing this you and we together will take from it it's terrors.
 Governor Campbell has told you what the state intends to do in the advancement of public health. It is a splendid program. as it is a splen- did concept.
 We have asked you to help us and we are going to continue to ask your assistance until the last aim has been attained and America has become a healthful country for all of us to live in"
 The last speaker was John G. Bow man, director of the American Col lege of Surgeons, former president of Iowa State University. His subject was '"The Standardization of Hospi- tals" and he spoke in part as fol- lows;
 The Right to Be We'll
 ''Somc day il may happen that you are going to the hospital. You have a pain in the stomach and you have to go. On that day you are going to take q serious inventory ana among the questions that you are going to ask yourself is this: Have I a right to be well?'
 If we have this right, what are we doing to prove it2 The whole pro- gram of the American College of Sur geons is to make this right a reality and as the first step, to bring about the best hospital practice possible. At this point I want to say that we have seen as good surgery in Phoe- nix in the clinic this morning as we could see any place in the United States. Now, to bring about the best of hospital practice, we must do three things: We must sec that hospital staffs meet at least once a month for a general discussion of what has been done in the preceding thirty days; we must keep correct and complete rec ords of all hospital cases and We must see that every patient is given facilities for efficient laboratory ser vice. Three years ago out of about 600 of the largest hospitals in the United States only 91 met this stan dard. Two years ago 190 met them and this year more than $50 have made these standards compulsory.
 "The boarding house is giving way to the scientific institution ,.-edged to give every man, woman and child who enters it absolutely the best of care"
 Fellows of the American College of Surgeons in Arizona are: Geo. A. Bridge, Francis Eppes Shine, Bisbee: Earl R. McPheeters. Clifton: Edward William Adamson, Frederic T. Wright Douglas; Wn. A. Holt, Roderick D. Kennedy, Globe; John Elmer Bacon. Chas. Gilbert McMahon. Miami; Tur- rer Burton Smith. Morenci: F. Payne Palmer. Willard Wallace Smith Win fred Wylie, Ancil Martin, R. k Brownfield, Phoenix; Clarence E. Yount, Prescott; George E. Dodge. Joel I. Butler, Meade Clyne Tucson.