FIRST PLATFORM SICK BAY
Sick Bay is the hospital and dispensary quarters on a naval vessel or station. Medics at sea use the Sick Bay as their base of operations. The Sick Bay is fully set up for everything from treating cuts and bruises to minor surgery. It’s used for treating the sick and injured, conducting health and maintenance checks and first aid training for Ships Company. A medical team usually consists of a Chief Pharmacist Mate and Pharmacist Mate; a Medical Officer (Doctor) may be assigned or embarked from time to time.

The Sick Bay was located on the starboard side a little aft of amidships and one deck below the main deck. The size was ample, approximately 10x12 feet. The equipment included an operating table, lamp and sink.

The regular routine consisted of sick calls three times a day. The mess cooks were inspected daily for clean clothing, clean hands, especially finger nails. And a trip was undertaken through the ship observing anything that was or might become a health problem. A monthly inoculation was given (shots for typhoid, cholera, yellow fever, etc.).

The DESA USA site has a narrative and pictures from the USS WHITMAN DE 24; Narrative , Picture 1 , Picture 2 , Picture 3 , Photos submitted by Charles M. "Doc" Hine PhM1/C, USN

World War II Era Pictures
Sick Bay DE 666 . Sick Bay DE 742
Current USS Slater Images: The pictures below have been edited to provide a wider angle view of a small compartment or area than from a normal picture. Pictures have been distorted in perspective to match an adjoining picture, and double foreground images from paralax have been edited as needed.
Sick Bay view to Port . Sick Bay view to St'b'd
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