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WAR HOSPITALS

- ;■ '^ ; /. W / • '■ 7\ • s "■■'" ■ ■ ' i JAn .interestinglreport regarding; the New: Zealand/hospitals: in tho 'United Kingdom-has'reache'd;-the Prirae Minaster. l The main institutions I are tho No. .1 New Zealand General Hospital at Brockenhurst, Hants; the No. 2 New Zealand General Hospital, "Walton-on-Thames, Surrey; the No. 3.Now Zea-land-General Hospital, Codford, Wilts; and the Convalescent Hospital -at Hornchiirch, Essex. The three former,, all. deal .with acute oases. In addition, there' are New , Zealand hospitals for special, treatment, and convalescenthpmes for officers.

v No. 1 New Zealand General Hospital, Brockenhurst, consists of. a central institution, with several sections at .various points in the village, and includes the Officers' Hospital of one hundred beds at Forest Park, the Balmer Lawn Hotel, nnd the Morarit Hospital.;' There is also under the admiiiistration ofvihe O.C. No. 1 New. Zealand General Hospital, an auxiliary hoßpitalvat-Sjihirigtbh, a. convalescent hospital <for. officers , -- at Avon ■ Tyrrell, and a convalescent homo for men at Thorney Hall. Although the normal establishment-is that of a general hospital of 1040 beds, this has been extended to meet requirements, and there are available for. acute cases nearly 1400 beds, the extra capacity being required to meet tho inflow of casualties after the Somme, Messines, and other offensives, in which New Zealand troops were especially enga'ged. • By reason of its woximity to Southampton, tnis hospital receives cases arriving from France by the Havre-Southampton route. The staffincludes twenty .medical officers, together with the necessary complement of mirses, probationers, general service women, n.c.o's, and privates. .. A neurological section has been established, to which nerve , oases are ' from , other hospitals, and a centre for orthopaedic work, which deals with deformities arising from war injuries. As an important adjunct to this department, a curative workshop, under trained instructors is proving very beneficial in restoring the function of disabled limbs. _No. 2 General Hospital, Walton-on-Thames, consists of a.main hospital at Mount Felix, and the Oatlands Park •'Boctibn about a mile , , distant. The normal establishment of 1040 beds has through necessity been largely extended, and the. accommodation for 1500 patients was fully taxed after the MesBines offensive. • \

the temporary suspension of the Havre-Southampton route; and the Consequent difficulty of the transport oL officars to Brockenhurst, an officers™ ivint! of-42 beds was equipped at Mount IFelix. The eases aro transferred ■at the earliest opportunity to the main officers' hosoital, Forest Park, Brockenhurst. The casualties disembarked at Dover and Folkestone naturally gravitate to Walton, Tinless special transport is arranged to Brockenhurst, but with the restoration of the HavreSouthamnton route a'moTe oven distribution of cases' will be maintained. Special Gases at OaMands. There is' a special department at Oaklands Park, under the immediate supervision of- the Consulting Surgeon, N.Z.EJ , ., for the; accommodation of limbless soldiers (luring; the surgical preparation for. and fitting of artificial limbs. Special facilities are provided for training in the various arts and -crafts i for limbless men, and two workshops nave been'bnilt and equipped for this Trarnose. v ■•

At Moiint Felix is located the centre for-the treatment of jaw and face injuries, and to' ■ this : are drafted all writable cases-.from other hospitals. 1 There is an adequate staff of medical officers and other personnel. No. 3 N.Z. Hospital, Codfnrd, has r normal establishment of 520 beds, but as part of the nrcptumodation ha= litherto been provided in tents and sectional huts, authority has been obtained for the .erection of • additional wards to -complete- tho establishment. The hospital, which ; adjoins.'the New Zealand.. Command,. Depot, is in the Rami? military, .wea as t-he'New Zealnnd Reserve Group,. Sling, and r>rovides accommodation for the Now Z«aland sick from the whole, of the Salisbury Plain district.' By a special arrangement;' with the Southern , Command, "100 beds are reserved for British;. -Australian,- of other troops in the lieighbonrhootl, niid with this-exception. tho'.Niw Zclandi hospitals provide for New Zealandars only.' . •

■. The Convalescent :Ho£pitnl, -'TTornchurch, has accommodation for nearly 1600 convalescents! and receives the patients discharged from the general hospitals requiring further treatment. IA special, feature is the- electro-mas- • sage department, fully, equipped with modern electrical and other appliances, and with..a staff of, over twenty masseuses. ■ The recent daily average- of men under treatment is considerably over three hundred; Tlie adjoining Bection, devoted to mechanotherapy ,\is a necessary adjunct to the electro-mas-sage, ; and a special feature is the. modern apparatus and graduated exercises under strict medical supervision. It has always been the policy of the medical department to provide, as far as possible, for New Zoalanders in our own hospitals, and .experience has amply proved the soundness of this procedure. The personal supervision of treatment and discharging from hospfta'l ensures either return to duty at the earliest possible opportunity, or /prompt evacuation to New Zealand of - "'the permanently unfit, a matter of the lighest importance where a comparatively small military force is concerned. The medical staffs of the various hospitals include the best talent, both medical and surgical, from the Dominion, and the various departments have been placed under officers of special training and qualification. The nurses and other personnel aro very efficient; and the replacement of orderlies required for service - overseas by women hae proved quite satisfactory. Throughout all the hospitals a high standard of efficiency has been obtained, which compares/very favourably with other hospitals of.the British or Overseas Forces./ All the, staffs are ■working witb. a whole-hearted devotion .which deserves the highest praise.

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Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 80, 28 December 1917, Page 8

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WAR HOSPITALS Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 80, 28 December 1917, Page 8

WAR HOSPITALS Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 80, 28 December 1917, Page 8

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