mm~TERRITORIAL DEPARTMENT of . HEALTH
"The Territorial department' of Health has
just purchased much valuable surplus modi
cal property -r.’hich otherwise would havo
been returned to the states," Doctor
Albrecht, Territorial Commissioner of
Health, announced*
Doctor Albrecht recently roturnod from
a throe-rack trip to the Intorior on uhich
he attended to health department'business
in Anchorage, Sorard,PalmerkAdak, end
Kodiak, After taking an active part in
the 3 day In-Service Instituto at Anchor
age given to'health department employees ol
the Interior, Doctor Albrecht accompanied 1
by Dr, Loo Gohrig, Director Of the Divl*i
sion of Tuberculosis Control, wont to
Seuard to inspoct the neT: Alaska Tubercu
losis Sanatorium ahd perfect the details
of administration order that tho sanator
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ing hospital unit.
"It was a pleasant syrpriso to note the
transformation that has taken place in the
former army hospital. The remodoling and
alterations done by the .Methodist Mission
Board under its lease agreement with the '
Territoiyhas made the buildings agreeable,
comfortable placos to live. Thcro arc
living quarters for the nurses nnd apart
ments for employees with families," said
Dr, Albrecht,
The staff is being assembled rapidly; nur
eos arc arriving from the states according
Vo a statement made by Miss Morrell, Sup
erintendent of the Seward Gonoral Hospital.
Mr. L.C, Wright, Business of the institu
tion, is nor; interviewing and selecting
suitable cmploycos in order’that the sani
torium will open this month.
While on the westward trip Doctor Albrecht
represented the governor at a mooting of
roprosentitivos of all organizations of
tho Mntanueka Valley which was called at
Palmor Juno 6th to toko immediate action
on the Palmor Hospital firo. it Hospital
Planning Committee, of nhitfh Doctor
Albrecht end Gov, Gruoning aro ^onoary
members, was seloctod at this meeting to
plan ways and means of constructing a
modern 25 bod community hospital in Palmor,
Dr. Albrecht also arranged for the trans
portation from Kodiak to Seward of surplus
medical property which the Territory pur
chased for the Seward Sanatorium. Tho
Alaska Distributing Co. was the lowest bid
dor for the contract.
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