THE S^TKA ORTHOPEDIC
HOSPITAL
The lone anticipated hope, of having or
thopedic facilities within the Territory
of Alaska has now become an official roali
ty.
A letter from Dr. C.Znrl Albrecht, Terri
torial Commissionor of Health, gives the
folloving info rme.t ion:
The facilities on threo small islands
close to the Sitka torasito were transfer
red to the Department of the Interior by
the Navy Department. Since the Alaska
Native fortice is part of the Department
of the Interior, they .have the responsi
bility of operating tho facilities, and
r/ill continue to conduct a vocational
school there,
'The Navy hospital,'a reinforced concrete,
fireproof building,‘with a capacity' of
eighty or moro bods, rill be used as a
general hospital to care for sick children
at the school and will also serve as our
orthopedic hospital.
There ".re living quarters for nurses and
employees a s roll ns tho professional
staff. Equipment for the hospital will bo
obtained by the ASS through Surplus Prop
erty. The specialized physical therapy
orthopedic equipment rill be purchased by
the Department of Health. No equipment
at the Sitka Hospital rhich is or becomes
the property of the Dopt.'of Health rill
be transferred to tho AITS.
The staff, rill be furnished and paid'for
almost entirely by the ANS, Tho Dent. of
Health,horever, must supply tho orthopedic
surgeon, the head orthopedic nurse, and
the medical social vorker. Dr. Philip’
J.Toore, t. very roll oualified orthopedic
surgeon, rill terve as surgoon for tho
Sitka Hospital, and rill artivo about
April 1. Hiss Regina I.Tchdcl, Nodical Socid
Qonsultarrfc for the Dept,, of Health, ■ rill -.,
be transferred from Seattle to Juneau,and
rill do the medical social pork i*or .all
cases at Sitka.
The Dp t "6?, Health;, through the.-.Cri-'plcd .
Children’s program, rill pdpr tho'AITS 35.75
per day for'hospitalization. The. funds
”rill bo dsod not only to pr.y for oatients
in °itka, but for those hospitalised at
Seattle, as many oases rill still need to
be.qer.t to Seattle for special treatment.
Opening of tho. hospital in Sitka means
that many more children can be cared for
.■than‘heforb. -
It is hoped that most of the $26,000.asked
for :,ill be available by April 20.
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The admission of the first patienth-to .the
Sitka Kosnital is -a great occasion.Alrohdy
qn,i TFajLmdr child has been accepted for ad
mittance. '
For the members of the A.C.C.A. , it moans
that one of the goals for rhich tho organ
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