The personnel engaged represents an Army of almost as many more persons. In other words, Uncle Sam, within himself, is today keeping in operation a hospitalization program incomparable with anything with which former experiences are familiar. With this representation of the subject and its magnitude, I wish to remind you that each one of you personally and individually is a part of this great machine; and upon you rests the responsibility of the carrying out of such policies as are adopted by the Central Administration. In order that there might be perfect coordination and cooperation in all of these hospitals and that all institutions serving the World War Veteran might be operated upon a standardized basis, the Board of Hospitalization recently adopted the following regulation as to personnel: Doctors, 1 to every 20 patients Nurses, 1 to every 10 patients Occupational Therapists, 1 to every 50 patients Social Workers, 1 to every 50 patients Vocational and Prevocational 14 to every hospital of 200 patients trainers and assistants Other hospital employees. 130 Making a total of 182 employees to every 200 patients, or almost one attendant and assistant to each patient. This arrangement provides that all patients will have equal care and attention of such a similar type as to guarantee to all classes of patients the best of professional, nurse and domiciliary attention that can be given, no matter in what Department they are being treated. All of the Departments constituting the Board of Hospitalization are now meeting in joint sessions, wherein they take up in detail all of the matters pertaining to the welfare of the Veteran Hospitalization subject. Out of this consideration there is developing a much better understanding, a more complete system of operation, better conduct and much better end-results. One of the objects of this conference is that you the better understand by personal contact with each other and with the different phases of the work, what the business of caring for these veterans in its entirety means. We know of course that you each have your special problems, you each have certain affairs within yourselves that keep your attention very much engaged in the things with which you come personally in contact, but we thought it would give you a better impression of the magnitude and importance of the subject if we were to have you here where those who are responsible for the direction of the affairs of Hospitalization could meet you individually. We want you to know that we are greatly interested in you and the service you are rendering. We wish you to feel assured that your interests are our interests. We wish to impress upon you that the conduct of the affairs under your administration means the reputation and the historical record of the Government’s treatment of the World War veteran.