La Junta Mennonite School of Nursing - Nightingale Yearbook (La Junta, CO)

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ediccll 5tc1Hf Doctors Sm . THE N IGHTINGALE 1938 On the evening of December 9, 1927, a meeting of the physicians of La Junta and Rocky Ford was called by the superintendent of the hospital, Allen Erb. The purpose of this meeting was to or- ganize an association of physicians so that they might work in unison toward the hetierinenl of the hospital and physicians. The first objective of this organization was to meet the recom'- rnendations of the American College of Surgeons for a standard hospital. By the end of the second year all requirements were met and the hospital was placed among the class A hospitals of America. The aims of this organization are to secure and maintain a high standard of medical and surgical efficiency and to aid in the scien- tific advancement of its members. The meetings of this staff are held once each month for the purpose of engaging in a scientific discussion and for the consideration of all matters concerning the Welfare of the hospital. These discussions consist of case studies on unusual deaths, unfavorable or tardy conyalescense, and un- usual or unique cases. Frequently illustrated lectures are given with the aid of slides, reels, and X-ray films. As a school of nursing, we feel justified for the high esteem in which we hold our medical staff. Vfe feel that each physician takes a personal interest in the school and in his responsibility as an instructor of nurses. Because of their influence our students are led to form high ideals of the medical profession. In addition to the physicians represented in the preceding pages, the following are also associate meinbers: Dr. J. A. Lawson, Dr. U. J. Pitney, Dr. Stanley, Dr. Desmond, Dr. M. A. Farnsworth. STM: We

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THE NIGHTINGALE 1938 A. E. Cash, M. D. VICE PRESIIJIGNT OF MEDICAL STAFF UlllV01'Slfy of Colorzulo, Boulder, C0lo.1 Illf01'llSlll1l at Mercy Hospital, Denver Colo.g Santa Fe Hospital, Lu Junta, Colo. M. A. F31'1lSWO1'tll, M. D. Lwetlurer QW Eye, Ear, Nose, Throat Vzuiderbilt University, Nashville, 'l'e1u1.g Buttle Creek Sl1l1lt2J.l'lllll1 for six years. V. K. Adams, A. D., M. D. I'11ive1'sity of Colorzldo, llellvc-r, Colo.: St Joseplfs Hospital, D611X'L'l', Colo. Dr. Charles J. Browii, Dentist Leeturrfl' on Oral Hygiene Pliilzulelpllizl llvllfill Sclmulg l,l0llYi I'11lV1'l'Slfj', D1lllX'i'1', Colo. 'z'. Q, Z 1 l ' Z -A H li il5w2l2sf1i if 2 ,,..,. EE if ff... E V: 1- A -L .. ,K 1 Wg: , 1,2 S. . Q'e' Asia 551 25353 1 'f?' -- 'Sue 'Ei Ti P .1 , '- Nw ig,gg2g' 2l5i S00 '4 MYR ? Ff ' ' 3 f' -ij. ' I .M Q'-inf 'I X wwffzs w e Y ap X . li . A A Q -5 ww N1 'E-I f- ix jglisig- 5 fi. Q M . irggfggm l ii i A Ei - W: 5? N- .,,. K:

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THE NIGHTINGALE 1938 The greatest development in the past twenty years in the field of medicine and the care of the sick and injured has been the stand- ardization of hospitals. ln the past a person who needed hospitali- zation away from home had a fear, sometimes justly founded, that he might not get the care necessary for a good recovery. Today he may go to any Standard Hospital approved by the American College of Surgeons and feel that the equipment is adequate and the staff comptent. The building of hospitals for from thirty to one hundred beds equipped to meet the approved requirements has developed cap- able clinics in rather small eonmninities. However, these will not take the place of the laboratories of the great- Foundations such as Rockefeller and Carneige have created, or of research Departments of our universities, which will continue to make advances in phy- siological and chemical analysis. Progress in bacteriology and pathology, both in diagnosis and methods of treatment, will be the result of comparison of reports from thousands of hospitals. In the United States today with the transportation available to all, there is a constant intcimingling of people. On this account we must guard against general epidemics. Our safety depends upon better knowledge of what is prevalent in each community, and sanitary measures that will prevent spread of diseases. The careful diagnosis of each ease, demanded in a Standard Hospital, often becomes a real contribution in compiling statistics and may lead to definite scientific medical progress. D -i-tie PVOSTSSS O eciicoi Science R, Johnston, D OCJEOFIS SHOPS