Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-10-15
Baltimore Hospital, |
oath AUGUST, 1918.

24h .hb5ia, 1910.
THE board of visitors have much pleas
ure in announcing TO 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
1852 feet in length and So in width, with an
extensive Southern projection at IFS 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 seamen, and well adapted to their
various diseases. These different rooms
and wards will be warmed by open hres,
and by heated air thrown into them, from
furnaces constructed on sale and improv-
ed plan Arrangements will also soon be
made, for lighting the apartments in the en-
tire building, with gas.
The unwearied exertions OF Doctors
Mackenzie and Snyth, the attending Ply
siciaps of the Hospital, in their attention TO
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, a most noble establish
ment has been erected-a thing without
parallel in this country. II rs well known,
that above half a century has been con-
sumed, in bringing the Hospitals OF New
York and Philadelphia to 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 feet in length,
The daily increase of the sick in the
Hospital, renders il absolutely necessary
that the new wing should be furnished
and every exertiUn is now making, to have
it completed, before tLe,eoid weather shall
set ill.,
The visitors at their late meeting, exa-
mined the Institution with much care-the
apartments of the sick in the private mfr.
mary-those in the lunatick asylum--and
tue 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 we Il accolnmoda-
ted and carefully attended. They have
seen at their different meetings, the private
patient comfortable the wretched marine
disabled by age, wounds and sickness, well
provided with suitable medical assistance,
and withevery other comfort W hich his con-
diticn 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
to the attending Physicians, TO whose I'M
mediate care they are entrusted. Every
praise too which the visitors can bestow, IS
due 10 Mr.. & Mrs. Gatchel, the Stewart and
Matron of The Hospital, for the neat and
clean manner in which the House is uni
formIy kept, and for their care and attention
10 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, TO the anatomical Cab1-
net OF Wdr Preparations, by thIappt,w which
certainly far surpasses any thing OF The kind
ever exhibited in this country; and will at
ford TO those whose curiosity may lead them
10 see how "fearfully and wonderfully they
arc made" but more especially to the me-
dical student, fund Of useful information.
The Hospital is under the care OF the
following medical gentlemen:
Doctors Colin .HGekensis Attending
James Smyth ! Physicians.
DR.. Horatio Gates Jameson, Atlen'g Surg.
Doctors George Broscn O
John Coulter e
John Campbell White g
Solomon Birkhead e.
John Crom;seH 80
Peter Gainrd
Ashton Alexander e
John OGea
William Donaldson
By order of the Board Of Visitors,
JOHN HlLLEN, Sec'y.
August 81 Th9w