Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-09-05
Baltimore Hospital, !


4 ure in announcing 10 the public, that
within the last eighteen months. large
and elegant addition has been made TO this
valuable institution, in the erection of the
East wing Of the building. This wing is
152 feet in length and Sc in width, with an
extensive Southern projection at lis extreme
East end. Ii contains between 30 and 40
apartments, admirably calculated tor the
accommodation of every class OF patients.
OF this number. are several large and airy
wards, intended particularly for the recep-
ton of Seamen, and well adapted TO their
yar>9us diseases. These different rooms
and wards will he warmed by open fires,
and by heated air thrown into them, from
furnaces constructed on safe andimproy-
ed plan Arrangements will also soon be
made. for lighting the apartments in the en-
tire building, with gas.
The mwearicd eXertions OF Doctors
Mackenzie and Smyth, the attending Ply
Sicians of the Hospital, in their attention to
the construction of the building, and their
care of the sick, have given a character TO
this institution, which is now inferior to
none in the United States. In the short
space of six years, most noble establish
ment has been erected-a thing without
parallel in this country. 1t is well known,
that above half q century has been con-
sumed, in bringing the Hospitals OF New
York and Philadelphia 10 their present
size, and it is admitted by many gentle
men. who have visited these Institutions,
that the Hospital here. is by far the most
extensive the whole building being now
500 feetin length.
The daily increase Of the sick in the
Hospital. renders it absolutely necessary
that the new wing should he furnished
and every eXertiOn is now making, 10 have
il completed, before the cold weather shall
set il.
The visitors at their late meeting, eya-
mined the Institution with much Care-thc
apartments of the sick in The private mfr
mary-those in the luna,ick asylum-and
the wards of the sick and disabled seamen
in the Marine l1ospital--and they assert
with confidence, that the sick and afflicted
of every description are well accOmmoda-
ted and carefully attended. They have
patient comfortable the wretched marine
humanely taken care Of; and the sailor,
disabled by age, wounds and sickness, well
provided with suitable medical assistance,
and withevery other comfort which his con-
dition may require. Indeed the agreeable
situation in which this very useful class OF
men are nlaced. does much credlh as well
10 the Director of the Marine Hospital, as
30 the attending Physicians, TO whose I'M
mediate care they are entrusted. Every
praise too, which the visitors can bestow, is
due to Air x Mrs. Gatchel, the Stewart and
Matrcn of the Hnsaital. 70: the neat and
clean manner N which The House is uni
formly kept, and for their care and attention
TO the administration OF he internal ecOno-
~ Of TIC establishment.
Before they conclude this account Of the
Hospital, the visitors would invite the at
;enliun oitheir fellow citizens throughout
The United States, TO the .4ndtom'cat Cat,-
rel OF War Preparations, by Chidpp,, which
certainly far surpa.se any thing OF the kind
ever exhibited in this country; and will al
ford 30 those whose curiosity may lead them
to sec how ''fearfulIy and wonderfully they
are made" but more especially 70 the me-
dical student, fund of useful information.
The Hospital is un;l9r the care OF the
following medical gentlemen:
Doctors Colin Mackenzie Attending
James Smyth Physicians.
DR.. Horatio Gates jameson, Atten'g Surg.
Doctors George Bro5cn .
John Coulter 2
John Campbell White
Solomon Birkiead C
JOHN CromxeH }sIS
Peter Caat1rd
Ashton Alexander
John Oaen
Hiliiam Donaldson
By order of the Board of Visitors,
JOHN HlLLEN, Sec'y.
August 81 Ih3w
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