Medical care and health issues

Medical and dental facilities were for the most part inadequate, lacking in both equipment and staff. Doctors and nurses were overworked, and treatment was often substandard as well as delayed. Camp inmates recall outbreaks of food poisoning, tuberculosis and dysentery epidemics, and preventable deaths of patients and newborns.

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img Manzanar, nurses, aides, hospital (ddr-densho-343-77)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-343-77/

img Manzanar, hospital staff, Anderson Family, Josephine Hawes, Thomas Family, Moxley Family (ddr-densho-343-136)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-343-136/

img Manzanar, hospital staff (ddr-densho-343-92)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-343-92/

img Manzanar, hospital staff (ddr-densho-343-90)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-343-90/

img Maier Family (Dr. Paul K., Sylvia), Feitis Family (B.), Manzanar, hospital staff (ddr-densho-343-133)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-343-133/

img Manzanar, nurses aides, nurses, Quarnstrom Family, Gavigan Family, McBride Family (ddr-densho-343-125)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-343-125/

img Manzanar, hospital staff (ddr-densho-343-93)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-343-93/

img Muramoto Family, Dr. Jiro, Manzanar, hospital (ddr-densho-343-100)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-343-100/

img Josephine Hawes, Feitis Family, Carney Family, Manzanar, hospital staff (ddr-densho-343-134)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-343-134/

img Unidentified male, hospital staff (ddr-densho-343-81)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-343-81/

Manzanar, hospital, special physical and educational care ward for children assisted medically by California State Crippled Childrens Services, Thomas Family (ddr-densho-343-127)

img Manzanar, hospital, special physical and educational care ward for children assisted medically by California State Crippled Childrens Services, Thomas Family (ddr-densho-343-127)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-343-127/

img Manzanar, nurses, aides, hospital (ddr-densho-343-78)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-343-78/

img Manzanar, nurses, aides, staff housing (ddr-densho-343-80)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-343-80/

img Manzanar, hospital staff picnic (ddr-densho-343-112)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-343-112/

img Gavigan Family, Irene, nurse, Manzanar, hospital (ddr-densho-343-103)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-343-103/

img Death Valley, Cow Creek Camp. Infirmary (ddr-densho-343-19)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-343-19/

img Manzanar, hospital staff (ddr-densho-343-91)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-343-91/

img Dentist's office (ddr-densho-39-4)

Original museum description: Photograph, black and white glossy of a dentist's infirmary at Minidoka internment camp. The dentist is working on a man's teeth while three women (one shows only her hair) are working in the back. (Info from original museum description)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-39-4/

img Hospital nursery (ddr-densho-39-54)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-39-54/

doc Minoru Iyeki's recounting of an incident in camp (ddr-densho-392-55)

Minoru Iyeki discusses an incident where her son, Kenneth Iyeki was burned responding to a fire in camp. As a result of this fire he missed his high school graduation ceremony. She also discusses the poor hospital facilities.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-392-55/

img Babies receiving medical care (ddr-densho-37-225)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-37-225/

img Hospital building (ddr-densho-37-805)

Original WRA caption: Jerome Relocation Center, Denson, Arkansas. One of the hospital wings showing the heating plant area. One wing is in use and the other is under construction.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-37-805/