Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-17
IN NEW QUARTERS.
The Benevolent Home Hospital and What it
Oners.

The Bevolent Home hospital, than which
there is no more magnificent charity In the
state, nor one worthier the support of the
entire community, Is now fully estab-
lished in its permanent home, large
three-story structure on South Fourth
avenue, a short way below Gilbert street.
This building was designed and con-
structed for the purposes to which it is
now being put and is in its
way model hospital, COM
modious, light, we'll ventilated and
fitted with every modern appliance that
will tend to the comfort of its inmates.
Verandales and balconies enarch the en-
tire building on each floor, every room is
heated by steam; each floor has its bath
rooms and an elevator is the easy mode of
transit from cellar to garrett.
1t is hardly possible to convey in words
any adequate idea of the comfort
of the surroundings and COM
plete facilities of the Benevolent
HONS Hospital as was arranged, and a
rooms on the several floors must suffice to
those who are not sufficiently interested IN
the institution to pay it personal visit.
The basement Is occupied by the engine
and cellar spaces. On the ground floor
are large kitchen and dining room.
On the front side of the side is the
consulting room for the hospital
ssaff, and directly to the rear OF
the lady directors parlor. Besides these
here are on this floor the Odd Fellows and
and Knights of Pythias' rooms, both rich
ly furnished and intended solely for the
use of the sick members of those orders,
and on the south side five apartments are
set apart for private patients who are
taken in and given care, nursing and
board for the small sum of one dollar per
day.
Ascending to the second floor the
visitor finds almost a counterpart,
as far as the number and size of rooms are
concerned, of the floor beneath. The front
room, Immediately oyer the doctors room.
is a small ward very handsomely fur
nished and fitted up By the Entire Nous
society. In the north wing are the two
large rooms which have been selected by
the Masons of the city and for
the furnishing of which they have ap-
propriated $500. Five rooms for pay
patients and two rooms for hospital nurses,
the matron's room, the surgical ward and
the dispensarv, what is known as the sur
gerry, and the operating room with its
floor and walls of solid cement and hose
and water ready for all occasions, prob
ably the finest room Of its kind west Of
the Missouri river. all occupy this floor.
The top floor, besides some private
rooms for pay patients used exclusively
for obstetrical purposes, contains both
male and female wards and gynacolo-
gical ward.
The public wards have about forty beds
and the hospital now has some fourteen
inmates.
The lady directors who govern the insti-
tuition are Mrs. Martha Hellar, president;
Mrs j. H. Black, secretary; Mrs. L. n.
Woodcock, Mrs. D. S. Millison, Mrs. C.
Junkernson, Mrs. johnson, Mrs. Durand,
Mrs Furlong, Mrs. d. II. Mitchell, Mrs. c.
COIN, Mrs. Geo. Knorr, Mrs. Everett, Mrs.
Hays. Mrs. Busbee, Mrs. j. o. Davidson,
Mrs L. RIGHT and Mrs. G. Ruggles.
The medical staff is organized separately
with Dr. c. c. Furley president, DR.. B.
vice president, aAd DR.. E. 5.
Everett secretary.
The medical staff are assigned respec-
lively de- lOllOWS'
Consulting surgeons-Drs. c. c. Furley
and f. B. Rentz.
Visiting physicians-Drs. E. S. Everett
and Purde.
Physicians to the lying-in and gynacol-
ogical wards-Drs. St. John aud Van
Nuys
Physicians to the medical wards-Drs.
Kirkwood and Shasted.
Physician for eye and ear-Dr. Hamil-
ton.