Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-07-31
DR.. DoTY AND STAFF PERFORM
100 OPERATIONS AT ToNsIL
ADENoID AND EYE CLINIC

| IIOuS lor the removal or tOnSllS ana
ddenoids, and almost that number of
/ eye examinations made Villas coun-
Gy's first tonsil, adenoid and eye clinic
| arranged for and brought to success
Jul completion by County Nurse Ann
Christman, can be credited with being
an exceptionally beneficial piece of
county health work.
In her travels throughout the county
Miss Christman as county nurse, is in
! closer touch with the real health
leeds of the various communities
han any other individual organiza-
lion
The, need for corrective measures
among the children especially those
If settlers and farmers who are more
81 less isolated, became very appar
snt and with that thought in mind,
The county nurse sponsored a Child
Health Fund tag day earlier this
month. This method brought in suf-
-lcient funds to warrant engaging ply
,ician and staff of nurses specializing
n the work needed to be done, and
| assured Villas county's first clinic of
this kind
DR.. Flavia Doty of St Mary's Mercy
Hospital, Gary, Indiana, a specialist
in tonsil, adenoid and eye troubles was
secured as the surgeon for the clinic.
With her came Miss Annabelle Bur
matt nurse of the same hospital, and
Miss Beatrice Nyhus from st. Joseph's
Hospital at Ashland, Wis. These three
assisted by Miss Christman, Mrs. John
Hanson and Miss Marina Frederickson
all registered nurses, Drs. Thorpe and
Meyers of Eagle River, Dr. Weed of
Phelps, DR.. Wilson of Winchester and
Or. Bibby Of Vinegar, and Mrs. Dor
othy Wolfe and Miss Janet Anderson
as assistants made up hospital staff
hat for efficiency and results formed
a most successful combination.
The clinic opened at Phelps Mon
day, July 21st, and two days work
here, totaling sixteen operations and
rs many eye examinations, took care
of the immediate needs of that vicin-
ity.
The base of operations was then
moved 90 Eagle River where it contin-
Jed until Tuesday of this week. The
new high school building was used as
a hospital, filling the needs of the oc-
casiOn with remarkable success and
bringing home to the people of the
district the fact that they made no
mistake in erecting such building so
well suited to all community needs.
With one Of the dressing rooms fitted
up as the operating room and the gym
as a hospital ward, the arrangement
was ideal, expediting the work in
manner most satisfactory to the sur
geon in charge.
Eagle River was made the base for
qthe Evergreen District, Sunsten Dis
trict, State Line, Conover, Reed
School, Sayner, Arbor Vitae, and
Eagle River. At the close of work
Tuesday evening the chart showed a
total of sc tonsil and adenoid opera
tions and about 40 eye examinations
performed for the districts mentioned
above.
Wednesday the clinic was moved to-
Winchester and Vinegar where it is
expected that the number of operas
tons to be performed Will bring
The total for the county up to 100.
The advantage of local clinic is
two-fold. 1t gives expert surgical at
IGNITION at cost within the reach of
all and is the means of a great many
needy cases getting attention that
| hey otherwise would not.
The creation of the Child Health
Fund paves the way for a continuance
of child health work in the county.
The service is not free. Charges are
made for all operations and examina-
tions, but this is not intended to dis
| courage those who are financially un-
able to secure needed attention The
| Child Health Fund makes it possible
to extend the advantage Of deferred
| payments to all whose condition re-
quires attention and are Practically un
able to pay the bill all at one time.
1t is the aim of Miss Christman to
| keep this fund at work all the time in
public health work of various kinds
Arrangements are now being made for
dental clinics, chest clinics and other
necessary health work in the near fu-
ture, conducted along the same plans
as the present one
The success of Villas county's first
clinic is due primarily to the work of
the county nurse and the splendid CO
operation of local physicians, nurses
and all others called upon for aid in
] the many needs that arise at such a
time. The tag day workers and all
those who contributed can feel that
their help was in large measure re-
sponsible for the results obtained and
from it all can be drawn the conclu-
sion that public health work is a field
of endeavor yielding satisfactory re-
suits in worthy cause.