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designations of the largo hospitals which had been called Military 
Hospitals in Northern Luzon and Base Hospitals in Southern Luzon 
anged to 3 rig-a.de Hospitals to correspond to their new 
functions and methods of administration. The hospitals at Aparri, 
Vigan, Bagupan, Santa Cruz, Calaiiiba, Lucena and Nueva Caberes are of 
fiii:. -:o. Brigade Hospitals may. now no instituted or discontinued 
at any place at any time by orders of the Brigade Commander. While 
such hospitals are under the direct control of Brigade Headquarters 
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and are wholly independent of the orders of the commanding officer 
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of the adjacent military station,one of the junior medical officers 
on duty at the hospital is designated to act as poet surgeon. He 
.holds-, sick-call in the hospital and utilizes its wards for the 
treatment of the sioh of t 
he Post. 
This system has been found to 
worK without friction and 
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to the satisfaction of all concerned. 
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The bed capacities an 
td average 
numbers . of patients in these 
Brigade Hospitals is a "ollous:- 
5 
Capacity 
. Patients. 
... T • . - . - T . ■ * . A • > . * • - y'*.’’.-. .■ A - ’ • . • * ■* ■ ' J 
- 0 ; ■■ 
Aparri 
40 
55 > 
Vigan 
40 
18 
Bagupan 
SO 
25 
Santa Cruz 
75 
50 
Calaraba 
65 
40 
Lucena 
50 
50 
Nueva Gaceres 
75 
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It is believed, that the necessity for a Brigade Hospital at Vigan 
