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Hospital Room 825B A Personal Hospital Tale
The writer recalls a Rhode Island Hospital stay in Room 825B sharing a ward with two injured men, meeting the caring staff and doctors led by Dr. Zecchino and Dr. Holdsworth. He highlights wartime ties, humor, neighborliness, and the help of patrolmen, nurses, and home friends who kept him going through a midnight surgery and recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhode Island Hospital
Wampanoag
Vincent Zecchino
Hugh Holdsworth
Zecchino
Burma
Holdsworth
Bur
Rhode Island
Jimmy Huling
Leo Waldron
Egista Goglia
Cosmo Mancielli
Frank Brown
Benjamin Button
Stanzione
Craft
Fracassa
Calise
Mercier
Castle
Hodge
Ricci
Baker
Henrietta Dexter
Steve
Leon
Joe
Kitty
Bill