The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, August 26, 1936, Page 7

i o e o Establishment of Clini¢ Will Prove of Benefit to Publu' Purpose ()utlmod. : Fulfillment of an uld dream of Dr. W. W. Council and of many other Alaskan physiciang is' embodied in the newly completed Juneau Medi- cal and Surgical Clinic. Ever since Dr. Coungil fitst came to Juneau he has believed that such a clini¢ is the most needed forward step in the progress’ of medicine in the Terri- tory. At seyeral different times dur- jng the last fiftéen years, attempts have ‘been made by different groups of Juneau physicians, with Dr. Council prominent in the tion eéach time. Though tries were unsuccessful,, L_he groundwork that has hng former o daid led " the ~estabiishment of, ‘the; new C!mir & Clini where * several - doctors combine their abilities toward mak- ing an all-around medical estab- lshment accessible to more equip- ! ment than it is possible for one to maintain alone, are the modern trend in the practice of medicine and are steadily increasing in favor| in the United States and Europe. Clinic Fermulated First consideration of the Clinic as it is now realized was effected| in March of this year, when Dr Council returried from his vacation in the States. At that time he con- Xencd wllh Ir. C. C. Carter and BODDING TRANSFER is gratified to have been of service in the c o n struction ofthenew medical cen- ter that is to serve Juneau. promo- | Dr. W. M. Whitehead and it was decided to proceed with the enter- made the re prise. Arrarigements were with Charles Goldstein for medelling of the second floor of the Goldstein Building in accord- ance with the needs of the Clinic, and the H. B. Foss Company Wwas retained to draft thé plans and supervise construction. Contract for the construction was let to the Warrack Construction Company in ‘April of this year and work commenced immediately. {Upon Mr. Warrack’s relurn from Mexico, shortly after work had started, he pronouncea the plans for the new clinic as nearly ideal, in Iviéew of inspections he had made of like institutions in the South. Ancther Doctor Interested | Dr. William T. Blanton became a {member of the clinic group early yin April, and at that time slight changes were made in the plans to accemmodate him, but without af- {fecting their excellence. Construc-) ition was completed on August 1 and the clinic was ready for occupancy. yImmediately, furnishings were put in place and by August 5 all equip- ment was installed and the doctor! were moved into their new loca- tion, ready to commence practice, as one group. From the first, the Clinic has met Wwith public favor and already many patients have| taken advantage of the new health| center. Dr. R. H. Williams, though not a| member of the Clinic group, was| leased space in the new institution | shortly after it was commenced, in order to round out the services available to patients by incorporat- ing dentistry along with the other| branches of medical practice. Many Advantages ‘The advantages of the clinic type of medical institution are many: Outstanding among them are: ex- pensive equipment negessary to the most efficient treatinent of ail- ments made available to doctors: not connected with great metropoli- | tan hospitals. Such equipment is far too costly to be maintained by individual doctors. Also, such an institution it possible for each member physi- cian and surgeon to conduct his J[)l ivate practice and in addition al- low each to specialize in some field of medicine for which he feels |himself best fitted to the end that |all branches of medical practice will e represented in the group by out- and the SURGICAL JUNEAU MEDICAL AND Thanks to MR. CHARLI ES GOLDST! EIN |specializes in his peculiar ailment, tice and has remained here since. highly capable in their fields CLINIC DR. DR. DR. COUNCIL WHITEHEAD DR. BLANTON CARTER JUNEAU NOW HAS A THOR- OUGHLY MODERN AND PRACTICAL MEDICAL TREAT- MENT CENTER! WARRACK CONSTRUCTION CO. ELEGTRIQAL INSTALLATIONS from the Alaska Electric l.igllt and Power o. Selected for the New Juneau Medlcal and WIRING and neau, makes | | !be treated |choice with | times |additional | Will hold a rummage sale on Fri- [—adv. | day, Sept. At the left, above, is the Waiting reom is naturally lighted by a large skylight. vight. is beyond the control counter. At the right is pictured the DR WHlTEHEAD Chemwul Analysz CLINIC DUTIES Has Pmctlced in Respons- | ible Positions Since Graduation Dr. W. M. Whitehead, perhaps the most active meémber of the Junean Medical and Surgical Cli ting the project under way, the for an institution here soon after August 14, of last year. Afier having practiced here about half a ic in get- realized need such his arrival in Ju- year, Dr. Whitehead, together with 3 Dr. C. C. Carter, made the first One of two chemical laboratories in the new Clinic. These move toward the clinic's establish-! paporatories are fully equipped for all diagnostic analysis. Notice ment. the specially-built laboratory work bench in the foreground. The Dr. Whitehead is a graduate of 5 nurse shown is examining a germ culture through a microscope. the University of Virginia, the school that has perhaps given Alaska more of its doctors than any other. He spent the fourth year of his in- University of Vir- § terneship at the ginia Hospital at Charlottesville. He was one year at the Virg.nia-Mason Hospital in Seattle, was ship sur- geon for the American Mail Line during five voyages to the Orient, conducted a private practice in Se- | attle for ten months and practiced medicine in Wrangell, Alaska, from | IS GRADUATE OF ATTENDANTS OF COLORADO FOUND, GLINIC ice Room furniched to seat twenty people while waiting to be received by phy reception room with control desk in th All incoming persons are interviewed at the control derk, frcm where contact is made with the various offices. Labomtorv Goldstein Makes B Many Changesin | |to prepare plans ¢ i ians. The waiting background to the The waiting room 0ffice Building Enh‘ance, L;li)_y and Third Floor Redesigned and Up-Dated Shortly after Charies Goldstein retained the H. B. Foss Company { 1 specifications for the new clinic quarters. it was lof their latest mode | proof. ) I Wattlng anid Reception Room Jum’nu Wmlu ul, Surgical C Imu' X- RAY MACHINE - . * AT NEW GLINIC [ IS VERY LATEST Special /\llentlon and Con- struction Given to Modern Room Juneau the the Incorporated in the new Medical and Surgical Clinic, is latest type of X-ray machine, greatest of all aids to modern ence diagnosis of internal in the afflictions. e was taken In planning and in purchasing the for the X-ray room to assure the very finest complete plant that ms be attained In building the X-ray room, care was {taken that it be completely insu- |lated from the remainder of the — |Clinic. Lead lining was placed in {all walls, the ceiling, the floor. The interior of the laboratory is painted with “Ruby-Light” preparation, a special mixture of pigments that accord with the infra-red Roentgen ays to produce their most efficient application. The X-ray apparatus itself, il- lustrated in this section, i§ the pro- duct of the Standard X-Ray Cor- poration, one of the two major and pioneer praducers of that type of equipment, and is one of the finest linic | equipment equipped with screen and fully shielded tube and rated at 100 milli-amperes. Either pictures or instant visual inspection is possible with the equip- ment convenient layout for any type of decided to extend to include the building, lobuy the the remodeling entrance to| work and also third floor offices. These additions were ade to the plans and contracts let to complete all the work simul- tancously. As a result the Goldstein Build- office use The Territorial Health Center oc- cupies one of the third floor office |suites, making it handy to the liv- ing and business quarters of Te ritorial Commissioner of Health, Dr. W. W. Council - ing now has the most attractive entrance portal and lobby of any| Juneau business block. With its new | |small glass enclosed business office | swinging at one side of the entrance, new doors leading into the Celotex finished lobby, with elevator entrance facing the doorway, the redesigned entrance presents an inviting appearance. | Several large office suites have been constructed on the third floor |of the building. All are well lighted 1934 until coming to Juneau last) [ P { In Rddition to four competent;and many have an excellent view vear. Dr. Whitehead's wife is the ullC(ch(’d to la(ll(‘e [¢] physigians and surgeons and a Doc- | Of the harbor. They are served by former Dorothy Johnson of Wran- | Dr De\’lghne e tor of 'Dentistry at the service of elevator and stairways. Finished in gell. i patients of the Juneau Medical and Celotex in keeping with the other | They were married in Septem- ber, 1934. ‘ When Juneau, Mine Physician Dr. Whitehead came to| — |trained assistants to he took over the ])hu‘ll\«" Dr. William P. Blanton, is a son'the doctors’ abilities. of the late Dr. McAuliffe and occu- jof the Lone Star State, coming from wellknown on Gastineau Channel, pied Dr. McAuliffe’s suite in the Austin, Texas. He was graduated serve as the doctors’ right hand Shattuck Building from the University of Colorado in; Mrs. Vern Soley is the nurse standing ability. It is not the pur- [the Swedish Hospital in Seattle. pose of the .clinic that patients shall be segregated and sent to be |Dr. and Mrs. Blanton moved to Ju- treated only by that doctor Ineau where he entered private prac- ay is laboratory [nician. All are experienced, who - but hej ut rather, WA'ILI[ NOTICE that each patient may |When Dr. H. C. DeVighne retired | by the doctor of his 18st year, Dr. Blanton was appoint- the specialist at all ed and took his place as ph)s!uan‘ convenient for consultation Not only is the patient free to se-|G0ld Mining Co. here {lect the doctor he prefers, but hc' Dr. Blanton will continue toserve, 9 o’clock. lis also free to change to any omer‘ the Alaska Juneau patients from|—adv. of the doctors at any time he may his new quarters in the Clinic. desire. vy It is also expected that the Clinic| NOTICE TO PROSPECTORS | arrangement will allow each of the| Persons anticipating a trip to doctors to have his patients well | Yakutat or nearby country pros- taken care of and still give him time | pecting for minerals or otherwise cach year to go to the States for|are hereby warned that they should study in new develop-|be prepared to land supplies on ments of medical practice, and for|the beach other than at the can- research, |nery dock as prospectors are not | THE LUTHERAN LADIES’ AID | NELSON WATER s = i CONGRAT- ULATIONS to JUNEAU to ALASKA to DOCTORS COUNCIL .CARTER WHITEHEAD BLANTON |wanted there. JAMES C. PORTER, Petersburg, Alaska. sy b Empire ads are read. 4. Anyone having any donations please Phone 579. ady. | he Most Modern in Office’ Equipment— Furniture and Fixtures For the MOST MODERN | MEDICAL CENTER in SHAW-WALKER "“Skyscraper” DESKS SHAW-WALKER FILING CABINETS on their complete modern Juneau Medical and Surgical Clinic CONGRATULATIONS to ! the JUNEAU MEDICAL | STANDARD and SURGICAL CLINIC X-RAY from SALES COMPANY “Our Doorstep Is Worn by Satisfied Customers” P in - |the class of 1933, then interned at|charge of the reception room and |office. Miss Helen Peterson is sur- After completing his internship, gery nurse and Mrs. James Ram-| and X-ray tech-| and | Water will be shut off tonight and surgeon for the Alaska-Juneau!on Sixth Street from East to Main Street between the heurs of 7 and A, . SRS SRR Surgical Clinic, there is a staff of |alterations, the offices are oqmppml, complement | with Three nurses, washstands, and are so ar-| ranged that each presents a most Lode ana pracer iwcation notices | for sale at The Empire office. sci- 1d prospeciors along the South Canadian river in New Mexico earn an average of $3 a day panning the metal The Finest in Modern Plumbing and Heating Installations from HARRI'S MACHINE SHOP are another witness to the effort and expense that have gone to make the Juneau Medical and Surgical Clinic the fine modern institution that it is. The B. M. BEHRENDS BANK Expresses Best Wishes for Success of the Juneau Medical and Surgical Clinic A Milestone in Juneau’s The establishment of the JUNEAU MEDICAL AND SURGICAL CLINIC signifies a notable step in the metropolitan advancement: of the Capital City. well-being of our peo CLINIC! | | i a I ants, and long success Progress ple. Charles Goldstein Not only Gastineau Channel but other communities in Alaska will now have the benefit of the combined skill and facilities of able phy and surgeons, who have conceived this modern institution to better serve the interests of their high calling and the promotion of the health and Congratulations and best wishes to DR. COUNCIL, DR. WHITE- HEAD, DR. BLANTON, DR. CARTER and their capable staff of assist- to the JUNEAU MEDICAL AND SURGICAL n Improvement Co. ISR icians alm i &