Loyola News: Loyola Hospital Unit
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Title
Loyola News: Loyola Hospital Unit
Description
An article describes the new location of the 108th Army General Hospital, sponsored by Loyola University, at the Hospital Beaujou in Clichy, France.
"The 108th Army General Hospital, sponsored by Loyola University, is now located at The Hospital Beaujou in Clichy, France, two and one half miles outside of Paris, it was announced at the University on October 19th.
This Loyola-staffed hospital is reported to be the largest that the army has taken over anywhere in the world. It is eleven stories high, the top four floors being devoted entirely to operating rooms. It has the latest and best equipment and is receiving blood from the U.S. that is four days old.
The hospital's personnel, under the command of Lt. Col. William J. Vynalek, consists of 60 doctors and dentists from the Loyola University schools of Medicine and Dentistry, 115 nurses from Loyola affiliated hospitals, and 800 enlisted men, many of whom are former Loyola students. The Chaplain of the hospital is Capt. George L. Warth, S.J., former Loyola Medical School regent. He was one of the first Jesuits to go on active duty in World War II."
"The 108th Army General Hospital, sponsored by Loyola University, is now located at The Hospital Beaujou in Clichy, France, two and one half miles outside of Paris, it was announced at the University on October 19th.
This Loyola-staffed hospital is reported to be the largest that the army has taken over anywhere in the world. It is eleven stories high, the top four floors being devoted entirely to operating rooms. It has the latest and best equipment and is receiving blood from the U.S. that is four days old.
The hospital's personnel, under the command of Lt. Col. William J. Vynalek, consists of 60 doctors and dentists from the Loyola University schools of Medicine and Dentistry, 115 nurses from Loyola affiliated hospitals, and 800 enlisted men, many of whom are former Loyola students. The Chaplain of the hospital is Capt. George L. Warth, S.J., former Loyola Medical School regent. He was one of the first Jesuits to go on active duty in World War II."
Date, date span, or circa acceptable
1944-10-23
File name
Loyola News, 1944-10-23, page 3, Loyola Hospital Unit
Sources archive, University Archives and Special Collections or Women and Leadership Archives
University Archives and Special Collections
Source
University Archives and Special Collections, Loyola News, 1944-10-23, page 3, Loyola Hospital Unit
Subject
Loyola University Chicago
World War II
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Contact the Loyola University Chicago Archives and Special Collections, archive@luc.edu, for permission to copy or publish.
