12h 59min, dec 18, 1917 y - Winter, 1917: American Unit (Ostrvo) Avg. of 170 patients at any one time, compared with 120 three months prior. New CMO Dr de Garis. Dr de Garis was a polarising figure. She 'did not believe in a patient's right to assent to or refuse treatment but followed an authoritarian, military model that said a doctor always knew best and patients must obey orders.' (145) Dr de Garis' behaviour led unit matron, Mrs Nye to resign.
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