Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-10-28 | Page 1 | U. S. Public Health Better, Surgeons' Congress Told

U. U S. S Public Health Better Bette Surgeons Surgeons' Congress Told SAN FRANCISCO Oct 28 UP Public UP-Public Public health is almost twice as good in North America today as it was 10 years ago physicians and hospital directors were told today at the clinical congress of the American College of Surgeons Dr George Crib Crile Cleveland Ohio chairman of the organizations organization's board of regents made the asser asser- tion He attributes the decrease in serious illness to scientific medicine medicine medi medi- cine progress of disease control and education of the public to use of oC improved ed and standardized hospital facilities One out of ot every 17 persons in inthe inthe inthe the United States and Canada went to hospitals last year he said But that is much less than one decade ago when one out of ot 10 went to the hospital annually Twice vice this nU number attended clinics where they received ambulatory treatment I Hospital standardization as promulgated promulgated promulgated pro pro- pro pro- i by the College of Surg Surgeons Sur Sur- Sur-I Sur g geons ons h he sai said has borne these ob objectives objectives ob- ob ob-I ob in vi view w. w I This is a vast educational movement movement move move- move move-I ment as well ao as a program for the I betterment of oC hospitals and the environment environment en en- in which physicians surgeons and their coworkers can care for their patients more scientifically scientifically he said Of OC national in interest interest interest in- in terest has bas been the reduction during during dur dur- ing irig the last two decades in hospital mortalities and ties and the reduction of illness periods