A history of United States Army Base Hospital No36 (Detroit College of Medicine and Surgery Unit) organized at Detroit, Michigan, April 11th, 1917 . he building had been used, however, by the French as a militaryhospital during the past three years. The staff consisted of: Major Henry G. Berry, Mount Clemens, Mich.,Commanding; Capt Arthur J. Warren, Mount Clemens, Mich.; Capt. Geo. P. Sackrider, Owosso,Mich.; and Lt. A. Arthur McArthur, Lapeer. Mich. On March 17th, 1918, Capt. Geo. P. Raynale, Birmingham, Mich., was transferred fromthe staff of Hospital B to the staff of this hospital, and ret
A history of United States Army Base Hospital No36 (Detroit College of Medicine and Surgery Unit) organized at Detroit, Michigan, April 11th, 1917 . he building had been used, however, by the French as a militaryhospital during the past three years. The staff consisted of: Major Henry G. Berry, Mount Clemens, Mich.,Commanding; Capt Arthur J. Warren, Mount Clemens, Mich.; Capt. Geo. P. Sackrider, Owosso,Mich.; and Lt. A. Arthur McArthur, Lapeer. Mich. On March 17th, 1918, Capt. Geo. P. Raynale, Birmingham, Mich., was transferred fromthe staff of Hospital B to the staff of this hospital, and retained in that capacity until the build-ing was closed. The Nurses were in charge of Miss Aurel Baker, who acted as chief nurse during the entireperiod of operation. Immediately after taking over the building from the French, we were confronted by the diffi-culties of remodelling, cleaning, and furnishing the place suitable for a hospital capacity of 600patients. This was no small task when one considers the circumstances under which we labored,namely: shortage of labor, scarcity of supplies, and the general run-down condition of the Hotel Dis Sources, Hospital D, Macomb County Hospital One of the greater difficulties contended with was the heating of a large building designed forsummer use only. This was practically accomplished by the use of thirty-five small Frenchstoves, placed in the halls and corridors, with flues for the most part running out of the account of the poor grade of soft coal which was available, it demanded the constant atten-tion of two men day and night to stoke these fires. Nearly all these difficulties were eventuallyovercome. At the time of opening we were assigned to care for French and British patients, continuingto act in that capacity until the later part of July, when the great numbers of our own woundedmade it necessary to take care of Americans exclusively. The general plan of the hospital was as follows: The patients being r
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