UNITED STATES VETERANS’ BUREAU. September 9, 1921.
_GENERAL ORDER NO. 28_
Subject: STANDARD OF REQUIREMENTS FOR HOSPITALS.
The following General Order is hereby promulgated, effective this date,
for the guidance of all officers and employees of the United States
Veterans’ Bureau:
Minimum requirements have been adopted for all institutions furnishing
medical care and treatment for patients of the United States Veterans’
Bureau, including hospitals under contract, as follows:
_REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL HOSPITALS_
1. The hospital should maintain a service whereby at least one
resident physician is on duty at all times.
2. There should be an organized medical staff composed of men
competent in their respective fields of medicine and actively
meeting their responsibilities for the direction of the
professional policies, for the medical work of the institution and
also for the professional care of the patients in the hospital.
3. Provision for examination and treatment by dentists and
specialists in eye, ear, nose and throat and genitourinary work.
4. Resident trained nurses—not less than 1 for each 10 or any part of
10 bed patients.
5. There should be facilities and personnel for the proper
administration of dietetics.