Wisconsin (BB 64) - Naval Cruise Book

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D I S I 0 n 277777711111072771fffwfqliffffiffffffff077!ffi77'ffffffffff!i7fffA ENS L. E. WHITE Division Officer Medical Admin. Assistant l- . FRONT Row: E. C. Lambert, M. R. Jennings, H. W. Blume, P. J. Altfield, M. L. Green, C. M. Aldous, D. E. Franklin. Sl-:coNn Row: R. E. Shaffer, R. W. Tilton, R. O. Froman, B. Singer, E. C. Summerville, F. C. Hall, I. Gabriel, W. C. Hopkins, R. L. Roehl. THIRD ROW: M. L. Bernard. R. F. Drillinz. T. .l. Smith. I. L. Russell, W. F. Chapman, R. R. Mitchell, T. A. Goff, B. C. Crawshaw, W. L. Faurot. gf!!! W' The Medical Department of the ship is composed of Medical, Medical Service, and Hospital Corps per- sonnel. lts mission can be broadly stated as that of umaintaining the health of the crew. This broad term entails such professional duties as internal med- icine, surgery, and preventive medicine. The latter encompasses such phases as inoculations, first aid in- structions, annual chest X-rays, clinical laboratory studies, sanitary inspections of the various spaces, rat and vermin control, control ol predominating diseases in the ship's numerous geographical Opefat' ing areas, and routine physical examinations. The Senior Medical Oilicer, CDR R. F. SanderS, who also acts as Seventh lflcet Medical Uflicer while the ship is operating in lhc .Far East, is responsible 90

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to the Seventh Fleet Commander and Commanding Officer of the WISCONSIN for the health of all per- sonnel on board and for the procurement and ac- countability of all medical equipment and supplies required to carry out the mission of the Medical Department. The Commander's staff consists of two Junior Medical Officers, LT H. E. Nelson and LTJG D. A. Symond, one Medical Service Corps Officer, ENS L. F. White, twenty-two Hospital Corpsmen, and four strikers fmen who aspire to be Hospital Corpsmenj. These men, under the supervision of the Medical Department Officers, perform such duties as general and surgical nursing, compounding and dispensing medicines, clinical laboratory studies, taking X-raysg procuring medical materials, maintaining a health record on every member of the crew, which includes recording all medical treatment, inoculations, etc., typing official correspondence, preparing numerous routine reports and maintaining the medical depart ment spaces located throughout the ship. The main- tenance program involves scrubbing paint work, chip- ping paint, painting, and routine house-cleaning pro- cedures. lt is, therefore, not an uncommon occur- rence to call a hospital corpsman away from his paint pot or paint chipper to assist in major surgery or in any one of the other numerous professional tasks. The hospital corpsman, and understandably so, has frequently been referred to as the most versa- tile man in the Navy. The Medical Department facilities include a mod- ern, well equipped operating room, a pharmacy, a clinical laboratory, a 47-bed ward, two medical storerooms, and the necessary administrative spaces. The ship's Medical staff, who have all these facili- ties stocked with the most modern and effective medical equipment and supplies, at their disposal, assure the shipls personnel of receiving the very best in medical care. IIfIIllllIIllllII0100IMl l llZOZlllll0lIZ!!!lllkl01100l0ll Zl00Z00lZ0l0000 000l000WJIZZWHWWIIIIWJWI lllllllllll Some have it--some don't ORDERS. OSVALD- RFRORTI6 HQSPITAL 09.95 ww 'W f Q 1 'N n 7 f Vi .N I 1 r new-2 - N If X Q , 1 N if Xirix 2 ' N Boa NANCE.

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to the Seventh Fleet Commander and Commanding Olhcer of the WISCONSIN for the health of all per- sonnel on board and for the procurement and ac- countability of all medical equipment and supplies required to carry out the mission of the Medical Department. The Commander's staff consists of two Junior Medical Officers, LT H. E. Nelson and LTJG D. A. Symond, one Medical Service Corps Officer, ENS L. F. White, twenty-two Hospital Corpsmen, and four strikers lmen who aspire to be Hospital Corpsmenj. These men, under the supervision of the Medical Department Oflicers, perform such duties as general and surgical nursing, compounding and dispensing medicines, clinical laboratory studies, taking X-rays, procuring medical materials, maintaining a health record on every member of the crew, which includes recording all medical treatment, inoculations, etc., typing official correspondence, preparing numerous routine reports and maintaining the medical depart- ment spaces located throughout the ship. The main- tenance program involves scrubbing paint work, chip- ping paint, painting, and routine house-cleaning pro- cedures. lt is, therefore, not an uncommon occur- rence to call a hospital corpsman away from his paint pot or paint chipper to assist in major surgery or in any one of the other numerous professional tasks. The hospital corpsman, and understandably so, has frequently been referred to as the most versa- tile man in the Navy. The Medical Department facilities include a mod- ern, well equipped operating room, a pharmacy, a clinical laboratory, a 47-bed ward, two medical storerooms, and the necessary administrative spaces. The shipas Medical staff, who have all these facili- ties stocked with the most modern and effective medical equipment and supplies, at their disposal, assure the ship's personnel of receiving the very best in medical care. llllllllllllll0000l 1 1 W1 IIIIWWIWIIJWIJIIJIWIIWW 0 M 01 anyWlynalmllaalmammalyfwlf101001 IIIIIZJI .Qs ORDERS. OJAMLQ- Rfkonrza HQSP' TAL P S cos W Some have it--some donit R f 4 , ff X V n f V- 'X ! N -.-?Q5.5 XS N , ffl N i if XVQX I - A - - sfsls' Bassinet SCYXOOV p i