Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-04-27
BELFAST
Belfast Surgeon Returns From
Mayo Bros Clinic Where
$4,000 Are Treated

Or. earn ii. stevens mas just re-
turned from Rochester, Mimi, the
headquarters of the famous Mayo
brothers, world famous surgeons,
where he attended the clinics at which
$4,000 people are treated annually. To
the Journal representative he told
place, the largest clinic in the world
today.
Like many great things it has a
very humble origin, and dates back to
October II. 1889, when the Sisters of
st. Francis of Rochester opened
40-bed hospital with DR.. w. w. Mayo
as chief surgeon and his two sons.
William and Charles, as attendant
physicians.
Today they have at their command
1900 beds in one of the most modern
hospitals in the United States and
year. The major staff is made up of
So doctors with about 1?o assistants.
These doctors treat every kind of
disease to which the human race is
heir and have a magnificent equip
ment for their work. st. Mary's hos
pital accommodates coo beds, with
six operating rooms. The house has
400 rooms. The other hospitals are
the Colonial, Worrol. Curie and Ohm
sted. with a total of 1900 beds.
The Curie hospital is used for ra-
dunn treatment alone and they have
s24O,000,000 worth of Radum. The
results with this new method arc
wonderful.
Every person who goes to the clinic
receives the care and attention nee
essary without regard to financial
status, social condition. race or creed.
The clinic is ready and willing to give
freely its services to the worthy poor
bnt each patient who is able to paw q
fee is required to DO so. The clinic
does not own the hospitals.
These men have given a $4,000. 600
endowment to be placed in the hands
OF the University of Minnesota to be
used for POSTGRADUATE purposes in
its medical department In addition,
they have turned over 100000 worth
OF property into the hands of the
trustees to be used to perpetuate this
most wonderful clinic.
Every ethical physician Is made
welcome to watch these men work
and there is always a large class of
men doing post graduate study and
members of the staff give from two to
three lectures each day on the work
they are doing for the benefit of the
visiting doctors
Ihere Is an average Of about IS
operations day and the high class of
work done speaks for itself.
The city of Rochester, strictly
speaking. is the Mayo Clinic. 1t is
city of $4,000 Inhabitants and thew
have 30 hotels and $50 frst.c,ass
boarding houses.
NO clue has been discovered which
VIII lead to the apprehension of the
invaders of the Louis X. Hirch cot
tage at Little River, which was brok-
en- into last week and ransacked n
is hard to tell Just what was taken
put every cupboard. closet, draw, box
or chest was opened the contents
scattered about and the entrance
was made by cutting out a niece NJ
grass and opening a window. Mr.. and
.Mrs. Hirch who passed the winter in
florlda, are now in New York and
are expected about the first OF Nav
for the season.
Ihere are at present five inmates
IN the county Jail. including two To-
cal men doing time on violation OF
me Nolstead act. the two Boston bows
larceny, and Charles w. DYER ~
hurnham who broke Jail a few weeks
ago ana alter returned. He is scrv-
ing 10 months for assault.