Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine - Osteoblast Yearbook (Kirksville, MO)

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mu. v ..1 4 1 . Y b l ,QA Ti. LA1'1:111 IY l'lUSl'lT.-XL STAN Laughlin Hospital :Xl li JHLIN HUSNTAL, one of the rnost outst.1nd1ng ID the Osteop.1th1c profession, cornlnnes rnodern etr111pn1ent,.1co1npetent Sl.lllV.lITLl thc wrde reput.1t1on of its donor .1nd clnef rn the servrce ofOsteop.11hy. 1111111 .lllkl he.1ded hy Dr. George l.,-lllgllllli, the IITSFIFUIIOII dr.1ws thous.1nds of c.1ses ye.1rly frorn pornts .1ll over the LlIIlICcl Yt.1tes, The splendrd results OlWf.ll1'l6Ll rn c.1ses of hoth Sllfglklll .1nd non s11rg1c.1l n.1ture testrfy tothe cthc,1cy OllllS1SOl7.lfl1lC procedure rn .1 l10SP1f.ll, Dr. l..1ughhn st.1nds pre ennnently IH the held of orthopedlc surgery, hut lns surg1c.1l trrurnphs ern hr,1c1' every l'I'.lIlCl1 of gener.1l surgery. He IS .1lwly .1ss1sted hy Dr. E.1rl l.,.lLIglXllI1. Sr., whose .ll51l1EY 11s .1 d1.1g r1os1rc1.1nl1.1s C1ll11Ctl hun .1 1 l.lCC.ll1lUllgl the forernost ofthe professron. LlNlClIlW.ll.lllC prrncrples consrstently rn llOSP1I1ll tre.1tn1cnt de1nonstr.1te the success posslhle rn non nllllilfdl rre.111nen1 of IILHH' condrtrons prevrously thought to requrre oper.1t1x'e procedure. Conserv.1trx'e ll ethod-. osteop111l11c.1lly .1PPllCLl. render llhllly oper.1t1ons unnecess.1ry .1nd thus nnnnnlze lwoth rrslt 1lI1Ll ex pense I11Il1C p.111ent, Results 11ht,11ned rn lwloodless orthopedrc surgery .lI'C consrstently good .1nd often little short of1n1r.1cuf l1 111- l.lllCXK'ISC the I'Ctllll.1I' surg1c.1l fI'6.lIINCIlI of thous.1nds of other c.1ses of every poss1hle degree of severrty uidco111plrc,1t1on testify to the slull of the osteop.1tlnc surgeon, l..lll1jlllllT Hosp1t.1l U'1ll11S.lI1 .1ver.1ge of twenty five senrors ye.1rly rn rnterne work, PI'0X'lLllI1g.1l1 excellent lmclxground for the st11dent who rnterids to spec1.1l1:e IIT surgery l.1ter on .1s well .1s for hun who 1Wl.ll1S .1 gen CI'.1l pr.1ct1ce. From thrrty to thrrty five nurses .1re const.1ntlye1ther rn tr.1nnng.1t the Lilklgllllli 'TIZIIIVIITQ1 School fl -r Nurse- or eng.1ged rn gr.1du.1te vuorli .1t the l10SI7lf1llS. I11 the tleld of gener,1l surgery Osteop.1thy lWl.lYS .1n nnport.1nt p.1rt not only ID the lWI'ClW.ll'.lUUI1 of the lxdllflll hut rn the ,1fter U'C.llI1IC1TT. Lrttle drlllerence exrsts hetween the surg1c.1l technrque of the O:-2fCUlW.lfl1 111 tl 1h.11 of the 11ll1 1p.1th. But ,1 surgeon U'.llIYCLl OSfC0p.lTlHlC.lllY, who h.1s pr.1ct1ced lT,1llllPL1l.lUX't2 tre.1t1nent 1 1'.' er .1 ICl11Il'CClV long per1o1loft1n1e. rs hkely to h.1x'e rnore COI'lflLlClTCBll1 the .llW1l1IY of the hody to l1C.ll rtself, nyl to re11h:e tl1e xx1l11e 111' the Ii.lIUI'.ll resources of the hody rn overconnng d1se.1se. TI'C.lIl1TCllI .1t the Laugh' ln'1 Hosp1t,1l rs sh,1ped wrth such .1 fund.1n1ent.1l vrew rn the nnnds of those concerned, .lI1Ll c.1ses .1re de.1lt '.x'1tl1 .1cc1 1rd1ngly. The nnp1 1rt 1nce of tlns ph.1se of the osteop.1th1c doctrine ever 1ncre.1ses, .uid results fully rg errt the f,11tl'1 of the professron rn osteop,1th1c l105PlI.ll II'C.lIIl1CI1I. The f,1ct th,11 lwlllgfllllll H11sp1t.1l rs c11nst.1ntly .1cceptrng c.1sesofunusu.1ld1fhculty,dmgttoslng .llikl tre.1t- rug crleetrvely such c.1ses. 1n.1ny of vslnch corne from clnncs renowned throughout North Antericn, 1n.1rlts Q1 grew tr1l'1utetotl1e -crence c1fKlstec1p.1Ilty 11nd to th1soutst.1nd1ng osteopnthrc hosp1t.1l. llioj l

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'I R121 E11'r111x Rulm A1 l7L'l3llt CTLINIL K. C. 0. S. public Clinic HE Free Puhhc Clnne 15 the 111e.1ns .1tl't11'tleel tn the stutlent tn .1etu.1lly enntluet l11s. 111' her pr.1ct1ee .1s .111 osteop.1th1c doctor, As soon .1s the stuelent l1ee1s1nes .1n upper 1111111111 th1s opportumty IS PI'OK'1dEIxl .md C0l'lI1I'1LlC5 .15 lnng .1s the ynung tluetnr l'ClN.llllS Ill seh111+l, Dklflllg th.1t t1111e e.1eh stutlent 15 reqtureel to S.lt1SlA.lCfUl'1lV t1'e.1t .1 llllITllllLllll wflll-tee11 e.1ses e.1ch semester for two semesters. The tre.1tment of .1 e.1se l1.1s sex'e1'.1l ph.1ses. The lW.lllCllI.S C1150 l11s1n1'y ls t.1l1en 1neluel1ng .1 1'ee1.11'1l Ol:l'-.llllll1.ll te11dene1es UlVV.ll'Ll LllSC.lSCS. Then the Pl1VSlC.ll CX.lIlllll.lU11Il 1s m.1tle. ll' the hntl mgs nl the e.1se suggest the neetl lor SlVCCl.ll l.1l1f11'.1t111'y tests. they .ll'C perl111'metl, They 111.1x' he hlooel eou11ts.111tll1lnotltests,ur111.1lys1snr tests0l'lx1tl11eyl'unet111n,g.1str1e.1n,1lvs1s.l'ee.1l.111.1lys1s, ur sputum .1ll.llYSlS. The results Ol,C.1Cl1 test .11'e reenrdetl 1I'1 the e.1se report, ln sueh .1 lll.lllIlCI' does the student n1.1lte .1 el1.1gn11s1s.111el11utl1ne tl1e CULll'SC41llFl1C ll'C.lIlllClII pert.11n1n1gtutheneetls ot' the p.1t1ent. lf el1t7t1eulty 15 eneounteretl 111 l1l.ll-ilflg the CK.lIl11ll.lIlUll .1ss1st.1nee l1T.lY he secured hy t.1l41ng the p.1t1ent tn .my st.1lT doctor present. These pl1fVSlC1.lI14 .ITC Dr. klolm H. Denlwv, wlw l1.1s tl1e SLIPBYYISIOU of th1s el1111c,.1ndh1s.1hle.1ss1st.1nts Dr. I-I, E. L1tt11n, Dr. lJ11n.1lel Delh1'1tlge,.1n1l Dr. Hovmrd Ken.1g.1. There m.1y he .1 e.1se 111 whleh spee1.1l l1,1e.1l CX1llU1I'l.lIlOI'1 15 llCCCSS.lI'Y. Then the p.1t1ent ls t.1laen tothe Eye. E.1r, Nose .mel Thr11.1t CllIllC dneeteel hx' Dr. A. C. H.1rely. tn thf GV11CCf'+l0gV Cl1IllC conducted hy Dr, Stell.1 Fult0n1 to the LlI'OlOglC.ll Cllllli en11tlueted hy Dr. E.1rl lwlllgllllll. -lr.g to the Qhstetr1e.1l Dep.1rtment Ill charge of Dr, -lohn H. Denhy, or to .1 l11'1sp1t.1l where .Ill X1r.1y or tluoroseopw p1eture w1ll he d1.1gnosetl hy Dr. E.1rl L.1ugl1l111. lr. I11 these Clll1lCS .1tlx'1ee IS gwen .1s to the loe.1l tre.1t111ent for .1ny p.1tl1olog1e.1l eo11d1t10n l'-0LlI'1Cl. All the llhifefltll on the e.1se 15 kept Ill the e.1se report .mel tlleel 111 the records nf the Free Puhhc Cl1Il1C wh1eh 15 IIT the Adm1n1str.1t1on Bmlelmg. ln th1s pl.1ee 15 .1 l.lYglB Vhllflllg 1111-1111. the directors olliee, 1111dm.111y tre.1t1ng rooms 1I1ClL1Ll1Ug one for 'El'E.1KlIlg 1ust gyll6COlOglC.ll s11h1eets. Recently another group ot' tre.1t111g rooms h.1s heen hu1lt. Th1s w.1s neeess.1ry lW6C.ll.lSB more Tflhlll tl hundred patients .1re treated d.11ly. 11403

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S 1 'oo ' iswssgsz -1i,xj,t1- - a f i t 1 X ,::f.zg-I .r'sQgvga:,f.:'i'w'-Qs.: 5.-1-'M 1 ..m'. .a, .. ff t.qg:g.ey3.3gms.-am 1 E L- 1 1 , S :JY L -- - . .. 1 ,1 1 1 . be sv - 3 sf Ri X ' .us v- -4 1' Q 1 gr A s -'Q sian X 1 t , 5 at 1 Eg x ' , 2 , . ... V -iw V' I , f ,Q 1 f J A V' C 1 ', 1 Rx 1. rr 1 1 F 'X -4 .1 A --'P w r-' 14: 5 ' 1 i I 1 , li. C. O. S. l-Iosrlrst ST.-'xl'l The K. C Q. S. l-lospital HIS gI'.ll1d old structure w1ll .1lw.1ys survlve 1I'l the n1e1nor1es ol' the pl1ys1c1.1n who h.1s grQ1du.1ted from the K1rksv1lle College of0steop41thy .llkl Surgery, Its w.1lls enclose the dep.1rt1nents of Eye, E.1r, Nose .1nd Thrn.1t, under the erhcrent .uid expert gu1d.1nce of Dr. A. C, I-l.1rdy, Surgeon, PlTYSlC1.lIT, Instructor .llTcl frrend of the studentgOhstetr1cs th.1t wrll hest f11c1l1t.1te the requ1rc1nents ot' the student .llkl Pllyi-1C1.llT, under the .1hle ped.1gogy of Dr. john Denhy. phys1c1.1n, 1nst1'11ctor. cs tee1nedhy.1ll:Tl1eo1hces of Dr. E. E. W1llCl1CI'. dentrst. Dr. D. T. l'ml1el1.1ll, cdlllliilxll d1st,t1nd Dr. C. G. Coh.1g.1n. Opto111etr1st. .NAC loc.1ted here. Tl1c11ll1ccol'lNf11ss Ruth Story, superrntendent of nurses 15 loc.1ted .1t the entr.11tce The llllldlllg w.1s erected rn the ye11r 1Ol75.11'1d n1.1rks one of the llrst PCIWILIIWCIWF projects tow.1rd Osteoputlnc progress. lts 1n.1x1n1un1 c.1p.1c1ty 15 liltv heds, Tu enty two beds 11nd .1 modern nursery herng .1v.11l.1hle 11t .1ll tnnes, Cn the first floor, in .1dd1t1on to the othces rnentrored, .ITC the tre.1t1ng1'1'11111:s, the prrmte Opfftltlllg roo1n 11nd the Plt. The l.1tter herng .1 rendezvous for surg1c.1l. oh stetric.1l tllkl Cl1Il1C.1l k.lCIYlOIlSIf1lflOD .1nd rnstructron, reflects the p.1st. present .llicl future, .1 charm to the student th.1tw1lldw.1rftheeve11ts of.1 Ron1.1n Dyn.1sty. The second floor heing equrpped wrth the modern f.1c1l1t1es for l1OSP1f.lll'.l.lI1OIT. wlnle the tlnrd floor c.1n he e.1s1ly converted to niodern uses. The l.1hor11tor1es .1re 111 the h.1se rnent. The CllI1lC.1l gEllET.ll surgery rs perforned hy Dr. George L.1ugl1l1n .md Dr. E.1rl Laughlin jr. 51511