Uintah Basin Standard | 1960-02-04 | Page 8 | 34 Patients in Hospital Built for Twenty

34 patients in Hospital Built for twenty An epidemic of influenza and bronchial pneumonia has placed a burden on the local doctors the Roosevelt where last 34 patients were The hospital is only licensed for 26 beds and was built as a so the halls are now used for patients because of lack of The situation has been further complicated by the illness of several hospital Nine eases of bronchial pneumonia and eight of influenza were being treated Tuesday On that day 12 ren were being cared for at the hospital who have not yet received flu shots might well do stated Dr R V Larson given early the shots offer some but it takes a while for the immunity to build up after the shots have been He added that those who arc coming down with the disease should not get the shots as it will merely make their condition Hundreds of cases of flu have been treated by Lai Paul G. and Richard Che Fort Duchesne during the past few