Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-04-26

that It is almost impossible at the
start to get patients TO enter the place,
as II Is looked upon as charitable
Institution and is feared socially by
the people In general. Through q
systematic campaign this feeling
against the institution has been dis
PEELED 10 such an extent that the SAM
tarlum Is now recognized as a haven
Tor the poor and for the well-tO-dO
alike, similar to that of the school
system OF the county, which Is sup
ported In a similar manner, There
Tore, 1t Is easily seen that with such
favorable recognition the attendance
OF the institution must necessarily be
largely increased with county which
shows by accurate survey that some
four hundred people are suffering
from tuberculosis, ....
when the sanitarium was built II
was very hard TO get ambulatory pa.
tients, and several years passed be
fore the limit Of It's capacity was
passed, and now that the attendance
Is becoming such that the limit has
been about reached II means simply
and the work that is laid out by the
doctors Of La Sale county must be
taken care Of.
There is no question but that It
is one Of the best managed santa.
RUINS Of the kind in the state Of Hi.
nois. and that each patient Is given
individual treatment and attention,
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health and mental conditions. are
given strict attention and assistance.
1t has also been the purpose OF the
institution 10 work absolutely hand in
nand with the physician who has
placed the patient in the institution.
and it Is distinctly understood that
the physician who has had charge of
the patient remains as the physician
for the patient. and at any time is
permitted and requested and expected
to visit his patient, carefully look over
the records of the patient and ac-
quaint himself with the patients con.
ditiOn and familiariZe himself with all
the conditions surrounding the case. II
the physician desires, report will be
rendered TO the physician at regular
intervals. showing the exact condition
of the patient Further, If he cares TO
avail himself of information or If the
family cares TO have the family physi-
clan visit and examine the case and
condition of said patient, he has pe".
feet right to do so, and should do so.
at is also taken for granted and
understood that any physician when
sending Il patient TO the institution
should follow up the case, and see
that the patient gets proper care ana
attention. and follow the case until
such a time as a case is disposed Of
in one way or other.
Every patient entering the institu.
ton should be placed in bed until he
is classified Many should be kept
there until their symptoms warrant
them becoming ambulatOry. Even
should we have had an excess of in
Urinary space it could be used for am
bulant cases, while the reverse does
not hold true, and we have had TO re-
fuse patients who needed the SAM
tarium care. This is not understood
by the casual observer, but it is
physically impossible to give bedside
care on the open pOrCheS, but Of
course, when brought to the attention
Of the physician he can readily see
that the patient cannot use the bed
pan, get bed baths or even have the
trays on the open porch.
However we have accomplished
much with what we have had to do
with. The report just read to You
shows that we have had under Our
care 3G5 people in the past three
years.
Artificial pneumathoraX; We have
used artificial pneumothoraX for the
past thirty months. Most Of the pe0-
pie getting this treatment have i'm.
proved sufficiently to warrant its con
tinuance. Some have not improved.
Those were discontinued. think ]
can say without successful COntradiC.
ton that number Of lives have been
saved though this Agency refer TO