| Show Ie jehs duet I Emergency hospital secured for flu I Echoes from the Dust feature Is selected each week from theralee the ides files c of fl the Vernal Express as it actually appeared at the date noted at the t top of or the feature NOVEMBER IS le I ills 1918 An Ane e emergency hospital I was opened in hiSt St St. Lodge last Mon OTorA day for tor the treatment of the influenza cases The hospital is being operated by volunteer help under the to direction of 01 the to school authorities S. S Aug Smith Is superintendent of cf the to hospital and Mrs Mary Barnett up to the time of her taking tn III was superintendent of nurses ruses The hospital has accommodations accommodations ac ac- for tor 13 patients and In extreme emergency 20 patients may be amply taken care of fl The building is an ideal one for far the purpose and every possible care and attention is given riven to to the patients THE NEED for forthe the hospital was created the latter part of ci last week when the school schoolteachers schoolteachers schoolteachers teachers so generously offered their I services services' in nursing and caring for tor influenza patients It was realized then that proper care could not be given in the various homes and that owing to the shortage of doctors and nurses a hospital of 01 some kind was ne necessary sary Sup Thompson conceived the idea of ot establishing a hospital and the home of S S. S Aug Smith was was was' volunteered but it was found that tl this a would be be too small The Vernal Cent Central School was then proposed and steps were taken to furnish and equip the school building But Sunday afternoon the school building was abandoned in favor tavor of the St. St Pauls Paul's Lodge which was found to be far tar more practical in as as' much muchas as it was already furnished and had a fine arrange arrangement ent of rooms f for r the purpose A telegram was sent to Dean Fleetwood of ci St St. Marks Mark's Cathedral In Salt Lake and a telegram was received stating g that full lull permission was granted for lor the tiie Use of cf the The benevolence and the generosity of the church people is Indeed commendable and show a patriotic spirit ALL BEDDING was removed from the beds leaving only the Patients are required so far as possible to furnish their own bedding In rooms where there is more than one bed they are placed at opposite ends of the room The hospital had no sooner opened ened than two patients A A. A L L. and Reuben McConkle Mc- Mc Conkie Conkle were brought in Several days ago Mr McCo McConkie McConkle kle who is treasurer treasurer elect elect for lor Uintah County volunteered to nurse Mr and then took the disease himself Both were without help and at the mercy of cf kind neighbors and friends Principal Chas Lewis volunteered to nurse the men until they were taken to the hospital I Tuesday the hospital received Robert Witmer Mr and Mrs Forest Weeks and Earl Freeman Wednesday Sam Rolph and Mrs Mary Barnett were the new patients Jessie Hanline was brought in from one of the sheep camps campi by Horace Coltharp suffering with the flu and is one of cf the inmates THE HOSPITAL is tuning smoothly but is lacking help and unless help soon responds s a serious condition will develop Mrs Mary Barnett was head nurse with Mrs S. S Aug Smith assistant and Miss Edith Johnson and Miss Stella Richards nurses With Mrs Barnett taken ill the burden bunten of cf the work is upon Mrs Smith Relief has been offered by Supt Earl Thompson and C C. C W W. McConkie on the male side It is Impossible to work out systematic shifts until more help is in sight Dr Garret ODonnell O'Donnell Is doing everything she can to make the hospital a success and Is using her Influence to induce two trained nurses to superintendent dent and help the work of the hospital day and night GOOD FOOD Is provided to the patients There has been several donations and the balance has been p purchased Supt Smith says the food is acceptable and donations will gladly be taken from any anyone one wishing ng to send the articles The demand for tor fresh tresh milk is very urgent Eggs are also needed very much It is suggested that doners should telephone the hospital hospital as to what food articles t to bring The Th kitchen n is under the personal supervision of Miss Maude and Mrs Vivian Hitchcock These ladies ladles do all the cooking and are rendering a great help J J. J Frank Watkins is the engineer having charge of the boiler room and work of maintenance around the building A CENTRAL committee consisting of Wm M. M Anderson chairman L. L W W. Curry Mayor S S. S D D. D Colton George E. E Wilkins Mrs E. E A A. A Manker Earl Thompson Dr Garrett ODonnell O'Donnell and S S. S Aug Smith will attend to the financing of the hospital and all other matters matters' of business busineSs' connected with the operation Too much cannot be given to the school teachers who have volunteered their services at the hospital and at various homes around town As soon as a case Is reported a committee calls and sees what can be done In the way Vt of relief The cases in the hospital have all aU been checked In the early stages of ot the disease and with the good care given all are resting comfortably and well wellon on on the road to recovery ry MRS BARNETT BARNET was the first to volunteer going to the home of 01 Mrs James Fowlks who was ill and alone and then later to the home of 01 Jess Evans relieving Mrs S S. S August Smith who had been there twenty four hours without relief Miss is doing valiant work at t the home of the Potter family and is being relieved by Miss Edith Johnson Mrs Eunice Jorgenson Naylor is at atthe atthe atthe the home of Mike Cook where seven members of the family are ill III with th the disease and Mrs Margaret Bartlett has also assisted at this place She has a slight attack however of Influenza influenza influenza in- in Chas Lewis also has a slight attack of the flu Miss Claire is at at the home of Mrs Jas Fowlks MR SMITH says there is urgent need for automobiles to take nurses back and forth So far Wm M M. Anderson Lou Colton and Mayor S. S D. D Colton have volunteered their services and cars are doing an excellent work Mr Smiths Smith's care is being used for this purpose as well asin as asin asin in the executive duties pertaining to to the hospital With more help the emergency hospital is assured of a successful career and is a splendid move Every effort should be given to aid it |
