San Francisco Hospital School of Nursing - Cap and Seal Yearbook (San Francisco, CA)

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Childrens Ward UR Pediatric Department includes all patients ranging from the age of a few hours to twelve years and are all types of cases except those suffering gll ' from the so-called communicable diseasesf' The Visiting Staff in this ward has a rotating service. The first six months of the year the University of California service has charge. The second six months the ward is under the Stanford medical service. The visiting chiefs make rounds each day. The main ward is divided into four cubicles and two ward rooms. These ward rooms are used to isolate new patients. Incoming children are placed in these rooms until such time as a report can be made on their throat cultures. One cubicle of seven beds is used as a Nursery. Another cubicle is used for children under four years and yet another is used for boys over four years old. Adjoining the ward is a sun porch and a screen porch, where patients are given sun treatments. Each student nurse spends at least two months in the Childrenis Ward. The service is divided into two weeks of ward duty, two weeks of treatments, two weeks of nursery, and two weeks of night duty. A teacher, who is employed by the city, takes care of the children's school work while they are in the hospital. She also plans holiday festivities for the children. Page 77

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X'Ray Department VV. E. Chamberlain, M.D ..... U.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Visiting Radiologist, U. C. Service H. S. Hunsberger, M. D Lloyd Bryan, M. D... Bertrand Roche .,,.... Ilse Kirchhoff ..,,.......... Margaret Dewhurst ....... Thomas Hudson .,..... Ok9 STAFF Visting Radiologist, Stanford Service ,.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Resident Radiologist Technician ........Secretary and Stenographer The number of radiograms made during the past six months is over 7,200, excluding dental films. This is one-third more than the number of radiograms made in the corresponding period of the previous year. Twenty-tive hours per month of High Voltage X-ray treatments' have been given. This is the actual time the tubes were in operation. An average of more than three patients a day has been treated, mostly for malignant conditions. The nurse assigned to the X-ray Department devotes a great deal of her time to the care of these patients. One afternoon a week is devoted to Low Voltage Treatments, for n0n-malig- nant conditions. There are about ten Low Voltage Treatments given each Week. A Committee consisting of surgeons, radiologists, and others, representatives of both universities, meets Weekly for the consideration of cases requiring X-ray treatment. Most of the cases receiving X-ray treatment are examined and seen from time to time by this Committee. Two students are in training as X-ray technicians. The length of the course is six months. This makes it possible to graduate four students each year from this department. During the year of 1924-1925 4,443 patients visited the X-Ray Department for iluroscopic and radiographic work. The number of radiograms made was approxi- mately 8,000. Page 76

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Municipal Ward 'CSM A Municipal Accident Ward is maintained where cases of accident for which the City is liable are treated. In this ward the Resident and Nursing Staff are also cared for when ill. Total patients treated 11924-19255, 288. I Page 7 8