Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-08
HOW IT'S DONE HERE.
Pittsburg's Excellent Mode of Con-
ducting Her Hospitals.
NOTHING LIKE KINGS COUNTY.
Patients Given Plenty of Good Food and
Clean Bedclothes.
INFECTIOUS DISEASES ARE no BAR

A few days ago a New York pape
published a sensational article, on the ad
ventures of Brooklyn gentleman who hat
taken the scarlatina. Only two hospital
in Brooklyn admit contagious cases. On
Of these-St. Catherines-is not large; ant
was filled to overhowing. The only othe
place of re uge was King County Hospital
Thither the gentleman with the scarlatini
was forced to go. Although willing to pa!
for better quarters, be was forced to becom,
an ordinary ward patient. His experience
in the fever ward are highly interesting
Breakfast was so disgustingly bad that non,
OF the patients could eat 1t. Lunch, al
served at 1880 A. M, consisted of rice grue
and plenty of dry bread. Dinner was tht
principal meal. For dinner he had DRY
bread, little weak soup, and potatoes. A
supper came buttered bread, in thick slices
with as little butter as possible, and tea. A
night cup OF wretched milk was placed by
each bed. An egg was given about foul
times a week. 1t was broken into tin
pitcher of milk, which was passed around
in q disgusting manner to all the patients il
the ward. On Fridays a scrap of fish, very
far from fresh, was served, but seldom eaten
This is the patients account of the treatment
accorded to patients in the lever ward of q
big Brooklyn hospital.
HOW IT IS DONE HERE.
How do the Pittsburg provinciaIs treat
the ward patients in the hospitals? Are
the methods metropolitan? An attempt
was made yesterday by DISPATCH re-
porter to find out.
The matron of the West Penn Hospital
and an ex-patient of that institution testi-
fed as to the food supplied in the wards.
Both accounts agreed in every respect.
The ward patients at the West Penn are
divided into two classes, namely; the con-
valescents and the non-convalescents. The
convalescents are those who have sufficiently
recovered to leave their beds, and eat in the
dining room. There are three meals sup
piled each day; but additional reireshment
is given to all that need it. For the con-
valesoents there is nutritious food, and lots
OF it. At breakfast they get beef
steak, vegetables, bread, butter and coffee,
together with porridge for all who ask Tor
it. For dinner there is beef, or mutton,
fruit, vegetables, bread and butter, porridge,
and Yea or milk. On Mondays meat-pie is
supplied, and on Fridays. plentiful help
ing of good fish. Soup is given on three
days in the week. Chops, or steaks, with
tea, coffee or milk, fruit, vegetables, bread
and butter, are given for supper. During
t1e nlgnt tne patient can nave glass re-
And then the milk is excellent. About 18
cows are kept by the hospital, so that they
are always sure OF their milk supply. 1t is
given Periectiy pure 10 tne pat1ents. Stimu-
iants are alloweu 70 sueh OF tne conVales-
cents as tne PHYSICIANS MINK require them.
HOW NoN-CoNvALEsCENTs FARE.
Now, as to the non-conyalescent or light
diet patients Inc doctors iorold them TOO
muen ne1ffshmeht. they ge6 soup, corn
sLarcn, MIX TOAST ana AZ muen MIX as tney
can drink. Ihe moment they are well
enough 70 get up tney are allowed TO join
tne conVsiescent patlents'
NO cnarge eau De prougns agalhst the
chafacter OF Ine iooo suppllea al tne west
rem, sala the e4-paueht Deiore ailuaed
10. never heard any complaints during
tne TWO mohtns L spent IN tne mouse.
Inc convalesCen1 Patlenls VINO rent private
rooms IN tue west rem nave somewhat
better oIe5 tnan "ard pauents. But the
non.conVaiescent room pauents are
lrea'eu Al mucn sne same manner
a. a. heir comPanious IA misfortune;
Inc e1quslte neathess oi everything served
up 70 oo'n CLASSES Q! patlents, Is IN strlklng
contrast 70 tne art ano sloYenilness De
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INFECTIOUS DISEASES TAKEN.
At the Mercy. the HOMEOPATHIC and the
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If Infectious diseases are taken. But. O
course, for cholera, smallpox and other dis
'ruers rn 1ne Psss house lne oniY retreat.
Lnete are no cases III Tue mouse at present,
'ut u kept thoroughly cream anu Wen
r rentiiateo lor tne reception OF paIients.
ne LOU siseu " war pa.iGn': III tne mercy
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