Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-09-11
Baltimore Hospital,

q ure in announcing 10 the public, that
within the last eighteen mohths. large
| and elegant addition has been made to this
! valuable institution, in the erection of the
| East wing Of the building. This wing is
! I52f feet in length and So in width, with an
extensive Southern projection at its extreme
East end Ii contains between 80 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 seamon, and well adapted to their
various diseases. These different rooms
and wards will be warned by omen hres,
and by heated air thrown into them, from
furnaces constructed on safe and lmproy-
ed plan Arrangements will also soon he
made. for lighting the apartments in the en-
tire building, with gas.
The unwearied exertiOns OF Doctors
Mackenzie and Smyth, the attending Ply
sicians OF the Hospital, in their attention 10
the construction OF The building, and their
care of the sick, have given 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. Ii is well known,
that above half a century has been con-
sumed, in bringing the Hospitals OF New
York and Philadelphia 10 their presen,
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
$50 feet in length.
H. l.. ~T thn cirl N the
Hospital, renders it absolutely necessary
that the new wing should be furnished;
and every exerton is now making, 10 have
il completed, before the cold weather shall
sci Id.
The visitors at their late meeting, cxa-
mined the Institution with much care--the
apartments of the sick in The private mir
mary-those in the lunatick asylum-and
the wards of the sick and disabled seamen
in the Marine Hospital--and they assert
with confidence, that the sick and afflicted
of every description are well accommoda-
ted and carefully attended. They have
seen attheir different meetings, the private
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 placed, does much credit, as well
TO the Director of the Marine Hospital, as
10 the attending Physiciaas, TO whose inl-
mediate care they are entrusted. Every
praise TOO, which The visitors can bestow, is
due TO Mr.. & Mrs Gatchel, the Stewart and
Matron of the Hospital, for the neat and
clean manner in which the House is uni
fomly kept, and for their care and attention
TO the administration OF the internal econo-
my of the establishment.
Before they conclude this account OF the
Hospital. the visitors would invite the at
tention of their fellow citizens throughout
The United States, 10 the anatomical Cd6l-
net OF Har Preparations, by Chidppi. which
certainly far 1irpasses any thing OF the kind
ever exhibited in this country; and will al
ford TO those whose curiosity may lead them
TO see bow ''feariully and wonderfully they
are made" hut more especially to the me-
deal student, fund of useful information.
The Hospital is under the care OF the
following medical gentlemen:
Doctors Colin .)lackencte Attending
James Smith Physicians.
DIR. Horatio Gates jameson, Aiten'g Surg,
Doctors George BrOIcn q
John Coulter g
John Campbell Hhite
Solomon Birkhead -
John CromveH }si5
Peter GdtGrd
Ashton Alexander
John OSen
ViHiam Donaldson
Nv order of the Board Of Visitors,
JOHN HlLLEN, Sec'y.
August y ln8w
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