Evening star., 1923-02-04
Col. Forbes Tells of Work
Done for Disabled Veterans
Report Sho,vs Many Permanent and
Leased Hospitals in Various Parts of
Colsntry--PIaps for Extensions.

construction. The hospitals will be
within reach of competent consultant
medical authorities and will be stated
with an experienced and efficient
force.
One factor which I have always had
in mind in the selection of the sites
has been that of acreage. Both in the
treatment OF -psychiatric and
tuberculosis cases ii is of Importance
that the grounds shall be extensive
and in the open country. Proper en-
yironment. sunshine pure air, cheer
full scenery and facilities for occupa-
tional therapy are esseRtial.a ~
Wants Permanent Hospitals.
The government hospitals are to be
of perm anent. sanitary fire. proof
type and will be equipped in the most
!modern scientific fashion..
Work to date on the government
owned hospitals being constructed
under the authorization f'of.. the first
Langley bill; has fresulted IN COM
mendab1e progress = la:" -
The colored hospitals being erected
at Tuskegee, Alabama. is 80 per cent
complete and will soon be open for
use. 1t will have capacity of $50
beds. 800 for tuberculosis cases and
294 for uro-psychiatric cases. 1t
VIII probably be the finest colored
hospital in the world.
At Prescott. Ariz.. the first Langley
bill has provided a new unit of 422
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pital now has a capacity of S07 beds.
The new neuro- -psychiatric hospital
constructed under the first Langley
bill at North Little Rock. Ark, was
completed on June 6. of last year and
made available 270 beds.
At Palo Alto. Calf. a new hospital
for the care of ueuro- -psychiatrfc pa
ticnts has practically been completed.
1t will make available 51o beds.
The new 100-bed tuberculosis unit
constructed at the hospital at Lake
City. Fla. was completed on August
?" of last year and is now in opera
tion. The entire hospital has bed
capacity of 231.
At Augusta, Ga, the first Langley
bill provided for the purchase of the
existing site and the erection of
new 265-bed neuro- psychiatric unit.
This hospital is now filled to capacity.
now under construction under the
first Langley bill at Marion. Ind, is
i99 per cent complete and should be
in use in the near future.
Hospital mt PerryvilIe.
At Alexandria, La. kitchen and
mess hall have been added to the ia
cilities of the present hospital from
funds provided by the first Langley
bill.
on July IL of last year, new 800
bed unit was added to the hospital
facilities at Perryville, Nd. the funds
Of r 5s7. us ''p''N' ~ " NOS
The e2o-bed tuberculosis hospital.
constructed under the first Langley
completed. Certain minor changes
and additions are being provided for
At st. Louis. Mo, the first Langley
bill is providing 250-bed general
hospital which today is Sc per cent
completed and will be open in March.
Funds provided by the first Langley
Dill are also being used to improve
the existing facilities Of the gov
ernment owned tuberculosis hospital
at Fort Rayard, n. NJ. This hospital
row has a bed capacity of s27.
In the Bronx, New York city, funds
from the first Langley bill were used
to purchase a hospital of a permanent
hs hoaps hoa to mprHys n now s n
with a capacity of ass beds, which
will ultimately be increased to 1000.
The construction Of the 400-bed tu-
terculosis hospital at Chelsea, \. Y,
ing erected. Contracts for the mess
hail. kitchen, connecting corridors
and the administration building have
been let Plans for the balance of the
project are being redrawn.
At .Oteen. y. c., funds provided un
der the first Langley bill were used to
purchase the existing site and for the
construction of a new 200-bed tuber-
culosis unit. The latter is 95 per cent
completed. The hospital at Oteen
now has a bed capacity of 1880.
A 306-bed tuberculosis unit has
been completed under the first Lang
lew bill at Dayton, Ohio. 1t is to be
formally opened on January %. 1928.
Funds from the first Langley bill
have also been used to purchase a site
at Aspinwall Pa A o25-bed tubercu-
loss hospital will be built on this site
under the authorization Of the second
Langley bill
Institutions in West.
At Walla Walla, Wash. a perma-
nent government-ow tuberculosis
hospital was acquired under the first
Langley bill. New construction, pro-
viding for 165 beds. has also been
completed. This hospital now has Il
bed capacity Of 210.
The construction on the 612-bed tu-
berculosis hospital at Milwaukee,
Wis, under the first Langley bill, is
81 per cent completed.
The first Langley bill also provided
funds with which to acquire a perma-
nent neuro-psychiatric hospital at