Dr. Josef Opalski
Polish Medical Missions
Dr. Opalski was one of the original members of the team, an assistant physician to the director, Dr. Bruk.
Alex Chen
Work 29. USCA, Audiovisual Records, Photographs, 1941-1986, bMS 16181/5 (6) , Andover-Harvard Theological Library, Harvard University
1944-1949
Andover-Harvard Theological Library, Harvard Divinity School, Archives.
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Dr. Opalski sorting out medicine brought from the German Polish DP hospital
Polish Medical Mission
Alex Chen.
Work 38. USCA, Audiovisual Records, Photographs, 1941-1986, bMS 16181/5 (6) , Andover-Harvard Theological Library, Harvard University
1947
Andover-Theological Library, Harvard Divinity School, Archives
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Dr. Bruk
Polish Medical Mission
Dr. Bruk was the medical director of the USC medical mission and later, of the Piekary Hospital
Alex Chen
Work 40. USCA, Audiovisual Records, Photographs, 1941-1986, bMS 16181/5 (6) , Andover-Harvard Theological Library, Harvard University
1944-1949
Andover-Theological Library, Harvard Divinity School, Archives
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Arrival of new operating table from America. Howard L. Brooks and Dr. A. Powell Davies watch while Dr. Bruk, medical director, tries it out
Polish Medical Mission
As a trauma center, the Kościuszko Hospital had four surgical wards and one medical ward, and much of the work done by the USC was with importing and setting up surgical equipment. Dr. Powell Davies was a unitarian minister who spoke at the official opening, and Howard Brooks was the assistant director of the Unitarian Service Committee.
Alex Chen
Work 16. USCA, Audiovisual Records, Photographs, 1941-1986, bMS 16181/5 (7) , Andover-Harvard Theological Library, Harvard University
1948
Andover-Theological Library, Harvard Divinity School, Archives
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Patient being x-rayed with portable x-ray while Dr. A. Powell Davies looks on
Polish Medical Mission
X-ray had become such a critical piece of equipment since WWI that it was one of the first pieces of equipment that needed to be imported to the hospital. Just a few decades earlier, Röntgen rays (X-ray) was discovered in 1895, and the phenomenon became quickly utilized to create diagnostic instrumentation, especially useful for lung and bone conditions, two parts of of the body that is particularly important for miners.
Alex Chen
Work 19. USCA, Audiovisual Records, Photographs, 1941-1986, bMS 16181/5 (7) , Andover-Harvard Theological Library, Harvard University
1947
Andover-Theological Library, Harvard Divinity School, Archives
Photograph