The hospital had a waiting and an exam room and also a ward to keep patients until they were well enough to go home. Some of the patients came from far away, so the family would often stay with a patient. A girl and her father stayed at the hospital while her mother was recovering from an operation to remove a tumor from her ovary.

         Another patient, a boy about eight years old, had been mauled by a tiger and had extensive damage to one of his legs. Dooley and his colleagues repaired his leg, gave him antibiotics and vitamins, and cared for the tissue. Although he had scars, he regained at least 80% of the leg's function.

         Among other duties, the Americans also cared for several tubercular patients in the wards, and Dooley even performed a few plastic surgeries. One of these surgeries was done on a woman who had a terrible dental infection, which caused a hole in her cheek. Dooley used skin grafts to bridge her upper and lower lip.

         Dr. Dooley recorded his thoughts and experiences and then sent them back to St. Louis, Missouri, where they were broadcast on KMOX radio. One of the broadcasts told about sick call and the patients. Click Here to see a transcript of this radio broadcast.