▁( 2 7 %). ▁The ▁unit ▁also ▁treated ▁ 1 7 2 ▁North ▁Korean ▁and ▁Chinese ▁P OW s . ▁ ▁N OR MA SH ▁performed ▁on ▁average ▁eight ▁sur ger ies ▁per ▁day , ▁with ▁variations ▁r anging ▁from ▁ 1 ▁to ▁ 6 4 , ▁and ▁Do ctors ▁could ▁spend ▁ 2 4 ▁hours ▁or ▁more ▁performing ▁surg ery ▁on ▁a ▁contin ual ▁stream ▁of ▁wounded ▁arriv ing ▁from ▁the ▁front . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁it ▁was ▁decided ▁to ▁increase ▁the ▁personnel ▁from ▁ 8 3 ▁to ▁ 1 0 5 , ▁and ▁on ▁October ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁the ▁decision ▁was ▁made ▁to ▁maintain ▁the ▁hospital ▁for ▁the ▁duration ▁of ▁the ▁UN ▁operation ▁in ▁Korea . ▁ ▁The ▁hospital ▁was ▁also ▁changed ▁from ▁a ▁Red ▁Cross ▁hospital ▁to ▁a ▁regular ▁army ▁hospital , ▁and ▁the ▁personnel ▁changed ▁their ▁Red ▁Cross ▁uniform s ▁for ▁regular ▁US ▁army ▁uniform s ▁and ▁ranks . ▁This ▁also ▁included ▁Norwegian ▁Army ▁personnel ▁for ▁close ▁protection ▁of ▁the ▁hospital . ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁signing ▁of ▁the ▁Arm ist ice ▁Ag re ement ▁on ▁July ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 1 9 5 3 , ▁the ▁hospital ▁stopped ▁receiving ▁wounded ▁soldiers , ▁but ▁a ▁substantial ▁number ▁of ▁civil ian ▁Kore ans ▁were ▁now ▁treated . ▁Though ▁an ▁arm ist ice ▁was ▁in ▁effect , ▁the ▁stability ▁of ▁it ▁was ▁question able , ▁and ▁the ▁hospital ▁was ▁kept ▁at ▁the ▁ready ▁in ▁case ▁of ▁a ▁breaking