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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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Two nurses posing (ddr-densho-223-30)
img Two nurses posing (ddr-densho-223-30)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-223-30/
Henrietta Schoen posing in buttoned cloak (ddr-densho-223-24)
img Henrietta Schoen posing in buttoned cloak (ddr-densho-223-24)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-223-24/
Letter to Henrietta Schoen from Edna Hamamoto (ddr-densho-223-64)
doc Letter to Henrietta Schoen from Edna Hamamoto (ddr-densho-223-64)
A letter thanking Henrietta Schoen for her care of Edna Hamamoto's father during his stay in Sante Fe.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-223-64/
Nurse and smiling man posing in front of open hillside (ddr-densho-223-41)
img Nurse and smiling man posing in front of open hillside (ddr-densho-223-41)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-223-41/
Letter to Henrietta Schoen from Dr. Riuichi Ipponsugi (ddr-densho-223-63)
doc Letter to Henrietta Schoen from Dr. Riuichi Ipponsugi (ddr-densho-223-63)
A letter regarding invoices for work done at Sante Fe.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-223-63/
Two nurses standing with a man in medical uniform (ddr-densho-223-25)
img Two nurses standing with a man in medical uniform (ddr-densho-223-25)
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Men in white caps and aprons posing (ddr-densho-223-34)
img Men in white caps and aprons posing (ddr-densho-223-34)
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Two men standing in front of door with sign in Japanese (ddr-densho-223-15)
img Two men standing in front of door with sign in Japanese (ddr-densho-223-15)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-223-15/
Man in apron (ddr-densho-223-17)
img Man in apron (ddr-densho-223-17)
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Nurse with unbuttoned cloak posing (ddr-densho-223-26)
img Nurse with unbuttoned cloak posing (ddr-densho-223-26)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-223-26/
Three nurses in cloaks sitting with a man in a suit (ddr-densho-223-21)
img Three nurses in cloaks sitting with a man in a suit (ddr-densho-223-21)
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A man in medical uniform (ddr-densho-223-28)
img A man in medical uniform (ddr-densho-223-28)
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A man handing a drink to Henrietta Schoen (ddr-densho-223-18)
img A man handing a drink to Henrietta Schoen (ddr-densho-223-18)
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Man and nurse next to a prep table (ddr-densho-223-37)
img Man and nurse next to a prep table (ddr-densho-223-37)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-223-37/
Letter to Henrietta Shoen from Riuichi Ipponsugi (ddr-densho-223-77)
doc Letter to Henrietta Shoen from Riuichi Ipponsugi (ddr-densho-223-77)
Letter regarding monthly reports.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-223-77/
The Newell Star, Vol. II, No. 32 (August 10, 1945) (ddr-densho-284-80)
doc The Newell Star, Vol. II, No. 32 (August 10, 1945) (ddr-densho-284-80)
Selected article titles: "Meningitis Case: Great Effort Made to Save Tule Baby" (pp. 1-2), "July: Harvest Yields 372,580 Pounds of Vegetables" (p. 2), "Resettlers May Obtain Materials" (p. 2), and "Allowances for GI's Dependents" (p. 4).
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-284-80/
The Newell Star, Vol. I, No. 25 (August 17, 1944) (ddr-densho-284-31)
doc The Newell Star, Vol. I, No. 25 (August 17, 1944) (ddr-densho-284-31)
Selected article titles: "Hospital Wages Ceaseless War on Mosquitoes" (p. 1), "Procedure on Shipment of Okotsu to Japan Received" (p. 1), and "Shelter Camp Ready for European Refugees-WRA" (p. 2).
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-284-31/
The Newell Star, Vol. I, No. 39 (November 23, 1944) (ddr-densho-284-41)
doc The Newell Star, Vol. I, No. 39 (November 23, 1944) (ddr-densho-284-41)
Selected article titles: "Commencement Tomorrow Evening: 230 Graduating Seniors to Receive Diplomas" (pp. 1, 3-4), "Arrival of 67 Hawaiian Nisei Here Disclosed" (p. 1), and "Nip the Cold 'Bug': Hospital Chief Gives Rules for Prevention" (p. 2).
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-284-41/
The Newell Star, Vol. II, No. 3 (January 18, 1945) (ddr-densho-284-52)
doc The Newell Star, Vol. II, No. 3 (January 18, 1945) (ddr-densho-284-52)
Selected article titles: "Center Farm: Tentative Farm Program Approved by WRA Office" (p. 1), "New Library to Feature Books Sent by Japan" (p. 1), and "Safety Council Appointed to Investigate Accidents" (p. 2).
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-284-52/
Dr. Kikuo H. Taira (ddr-csujad-8-70)
doc Dr. Kikuo H. Taira (ddr-csujad-8-70)
Oral history interview with Dr. Kikuo H. Taira. Information on the oral history project is found in: csuf_stp_0012A; Glossary in: csuf_stp_0014. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: FCPL Taira, Dr Kikuo
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-8-70/
Mr. and Mrs. Torazo Ouchi (ddr-csujad-8-60)
doc Mr. and Mrs. Torazo Ouchi (ddr-csujad-8-60)
Oral history interview with Torazo and Hanako Ouchi. Information on the oral history project is found in: csuf_stp_0012A; Glossary in: csuf_stp_0014. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: FCPL Ouchi, Mr and Mrs Torazo
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-8-60/
Michio and June Toshiyuki (ddr-csujad-8-77)
doc Michio and June Toshiyuki (ddr-csujad-8-77)
Oral history interview with Michio and June Toshiyuki. Information on the oral history project is found in: csuf_stp_0012A; Glossary in: csuf_stp_0014. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: FCPL Toshiyuki, Michio and June
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-8-77/
Dentists of Rivers Community Hospital (ddr-csujad-11-196)
img Dentists of Rivers Community Hospital (ddr-csujad-11-196)
A photograph of the dentists at the Rivers Community Hospital at the Gila River incarceration camp in Arizona. Each of the dentists' names are provided as well as their hometowns. Standing, left to right: Dr. Obo Sakaguchi- Los Angeles, Dr. Kawamura- San Jose, Dr. Kiyoshi Sonoda- Los Angeles, Dr. C. Nishi- San Francisco, Dr. Masao Sugiyama- …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-11-196/
Clinical demonstration (ddr-csujad-11-197)
img Clinical demonstration (ddr-csujad-11-197)
A photograph documents a clinical demonstration by the dentists of the Rivers Community Hospital at the Gila River incarceration camp, Arizona. From page 78 of: Tazu Kawamoto photo album (csudh_taz_0001). See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: taz_01_78_002
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-11-197/
Four technicians and a blood-test patient in hospital laboratory at Granada incarceration camp (ddr-csujad-14-47)
img Four technicians and a blood-test patient in hospital laboratory at Granada incarceration camp (ddr-csujad-14-47)
Four technicians and a blood-test patient in hospital laboratory at Granada incarceration camp. December 12, 1942. Photo by Tom Parker. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: HMLSC_TOMO_f12
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-14-47/
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