Have you found anything medical?

David Bush: We excavated at Block 6 within the prison compound, which was designated the Hospital. We excavated one of the wings of the hospital, which may have been the "dead house" as well as exploring several of the latrines. I published some of the results of these excavations in Historic Archaeology (2000) as well as giving several papers. We discovered some very specific medical implements in the excavations. There is much more to do in the hospital area, which I would definitely like to get back to.

The prisoners did receive some medical attention, but it was certainly not the best that could have been provided. It depended upon the time a prisoner was there. Many of the prisoners served as nurses, and the surgeons that were captured often helped in the hospital. We did discover that the prisoners' medical treatment suffered as the war went on.