Board considered the request, for our cowhich was to be sponsored by the International Flood Relief Committee and had the approval of Dr. Hong Liu, the Medical Director of the Government Relief Committe My Board placed the entire stof resources of the Union Hospital at their disposal. As the Union Hospital with 16 feet of water in it was obviously out of commission for some time it was {felt that as we had an experienced ta used to working together we! should be of greater value if kept together as a unit for tackling the more severe eases than by becoming separated and each doing what would be more or less first aid work {in field hospitals.
We have had mo actual ex. perience of hospital ship work but are going to try to make a success of the unit. It is obvious that it will be more expensive and more awkward to run than if one could be in a regular hospital ashore but against this, must "be put the advantage of mobility and deo the very great advantage of the Laboratory Staff of the Lester Institute. It is important to note that this skilled assistance would not have been available for a shore unit alone and having installed ad laboratory on the ship Dr. Rebertison hopes to make it available not for our own unit but for the Investigation of any cases where it can be of service. The Shanghai Hospital Shi will also have a shore ex The Wecleyan Mission has put buildings st our [disposal and assured us of a hearty welcome and any help" they can As. they" have a Hospital Theatre available 1 propose putting some of our surgical cases and midwifery cases in the shore unit} land. putting. the dysenteries, typhoids and doubtful cases. (where the Laboratory is s0 important) on {to the ship.
Epwano CunDaL, M.B., 'Med. Supt, of Union Hosp,' Hankow and of the Shanghai Hosp. Ship Unit,
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