“Maison De Sante” Opened

At Papeete

From Our Own Correspondent.

PAPEETE, October 4.

A welcome addition to the medical ■ i -*“ facilities afforded by the French Gov ernment in Papeete is the new private clinic recently opened under the name of the “Maison de Sante” by an associa tion of distinguished French specialists.

This institution is situated on the Quai des Subsistances in a cool and attractive site facing the harbour.

The surgical department is under the care of Dr. S. Rabinovitch, Officer of the

Legion d’Honneur, and Dr. A. Audemar, both of whom have had extensive hos pital experience in France: Dr. Rabino vitch is in fact the owner of a similar, but much larger clinic which has long been established in Paris. There is also an up-to-date X-Ray department, the equipment for which arrived recently from America. Dr. J. Bachelier, who has also had the benefit of a large experience in Paris hospitals, is in charge of this section. Dr. A. Pugnaire, from the “Necker” hospital in Paris is a specialist in diseases of the nose, throat, and eyes.

The charges for patients in the “Maison de Sante” are very reasonable, and there is no doubt that as time goes on the facilities provided therein will be more and more appreciated by the local public.

Many cases needing the attention of a specialist, which in the past would have necessitated an expensive voyage to America or New Zealand, can now be treated successfully on the spot. The intending visitor to Tahiti will be pleased to learn that there is now available a highly skilled service in almost every department of surgery and medicine.