St. Luke's Hospital
Number of Patients
84
34
Reason for Hospitalization
Gastro enteritis
B. Dysentery
•
Diarrhea and cold
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Tonsillitis and ear condition
Ear condition
Gyn. condition and extreme nervousness
Adhesions after previous operation
Tonsillectomy
Herniotomy
Appendectomy
Malaria
Maternity
Newborn
•
•
Pregnancy with complications
Pregnancy at term
Sinusitis
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Miscellaneous
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(9 dispensary patients not included
in count)
Average days per patient
Average cost per day per patient
•
51523
3
1
•
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
30
8 days
Q
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$7.65
Total number of patients admitted to
above named hospitals
General average length of stay per patient
100
•
9-5/7 days
General average cost per patient per day
4.84
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Baguio Area
Soon after the evacuees arrived in Baguio, a meeting was
called by health workers for the purpose of formulating plans
to assure adequate medical and nursing care to those who were
111. One Baguio physician, one Hong Kong physician (evacuee)
and fifteen Red Cross nurses attended this meeting.
decided that all evacuees who were ill or presented any symptoms
It was