Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-10-02

NJ, Ol iOBEk ?, 1902.
thrown INTO any: possible position for
/ operation. IAls room vii De lighted by
electricity.
sasiisr Operating ksons-
| The smaller operating room, DUBBED
"the pus room" because suppuratlng
cases will DO op-rated upon there, viii
4 have all the additions Of closets, sinks.
water, apparatus FOR plaster carte. Ia
.tfumenIs, plumbing, etc. Is wIi be
/ constructed upon Tie same general
principles ss the larger room.
George ". cav. Thomas y. Gilbert
and Noyes l.. avery II the board 81
trustees. and Drs. ;. q. Graves. J. A.
\ Presley and +. A. Rutherford OF the
stsn have been untring IA their efforts
~ enlarge the hospital aud increase Ia
facilities. The new annex wlll DC 4
l handsome addition 70 the main build
/ ing. which II Joins, being OF the same
style OF srcnltecture, sOlid and sub
stantial. Eleven new rooms are added.
| aud the large amount Of space formerly
occupied by the boilers may now be
used for necessary purposes. The
r. ON formerly used as an operating
/ room can too used as a ward, the room
| being large enough for three beds.
| The improvements and additions VIII
| cost from $l0,000 10 SIS 900. but A. be-
| fore stated, "a. money for the purpose
| has been raised. The hospital Is well
supplied with instruments and there he
All available fund of respectable dlmen-
slons TO meet any want III the near
| future.
wiii Be a Fine Hospital.
| When completed the u. b. A. will be
one of the finest hospitals IN the west
anu there is ample room on the lot for
the erection of more buildings should
II become necessary. Already the doc
tors are talking OF an extra cottage for
the isolation of contagious diseases
such as diphtherIa. scarlet fever, etc.
South Of the present building there Is
room for an additional building of the
same dimensions as the original build
ing and some day may see a mammoth
hospital rise skyward. The present
building is crowded much of tue time
and there Is always plenty of work for
the twenty nurses IN the training
school. This lie the seventh year for
this department which is recognized as
first class IN every respect. Mss {.
| Borden is in charge and she Is very
efficient. Lectures will soon be re-
sumed, the schedule having already
been partially made out.
All good citizens desire 10 see the
good work prosper. The future of the
| L. b. A. hospital is one which excItes
much interest. That the new improve
ments will result IN the actual saving
of life cannot be doubted and help ex-
tended to the suffering tends TO human
Ize and make even strangers one kin.
At present the staff consists of the
| following:
| Management and stan.
Board of Trustees-Charles Shepard i,
president; Thomas ID. Gilbert, Noyes
L. Avery. George w. Gay, John Bod
gett, J. II. p. Hughart, Clay II. Hollis
ter, treasurer; Mesdames NJ. l.. Whitney,
vice president; Wealthy Morrison, An
ma Bissell; Harry Widdicomb, c. V. C..
Stanton, Charles Berkey, secretary.
Regular Staff - President, Charles
Shepard; vice president, f. A. Ruth
erford; secretary, Harry JOY.
Surgical Division = Consulting sur
geon, j. b. Griswold; visiting surgeons
William Fuller, on duty December,
March, June, September; ;. c. Graves
on duty January. April, July, October;
T. j. Groner, on duty February, May,
August, November.
Medical misunderstanding physi-
clans, III. E. Locher, c. E. Patterson.
Visiting Physlcians-W. T. Hake. J. A.
Mcpherson, X. III. Spencer.
Obstetrical misunderstanding Oh
stetricIsns: j. o. Eide. c. NJ. Droste.
Visiting discretionary. l.. Dales, Bes-
sic Earle, {. NJ. Kelley.
Chronological misunderstanding
gyn9colOgists. o. +. Herrick, j. A. De
Wore. Visiting Gynecologl A.
Rutherford, "A. S. Pressey, A. j. Patter-
son.
Eye. Ear, Nose and Throat Division
L. A. Fuller, ID. NJ. Greene.
Dermatologicsl Division-Consultlng
dermatologist, b. 5. Zudzense, Sparta.
Pathologist-S. A. Winery.
House surgeon-H. NJ. Jov.
Principal of Training School-Mls:
c. Borden.
ST Marks Hospital.
When all the praises of the L. B. A
have been sung, the wavfsrer need MOI
believe tina; IL is the only first-class in
stitution for the care of the sick DOW
IN operation IN this city. Rising grand.
; | ~ on tue trOW OF bfluEe street nlll II
, st. Marks hospital, and the needs OF
surgery are well met in this institution
, for II contains one of the finest oper
ating rooms in the country. Even the
great hospitals of Chicago have moth
, | ing superior TO il. Its particular sd
vaEiages are its superior location, ex
, ccllent light and fine tile floor, the lat.
, ter making possible any amount oi
scrubhlng. thus insuring perfect clean
, liness. the most important condluor
, ! exscted by the modern surgeoa. II ],
T so well equipped with electric light
, that operations can bc performed Will
greater ease At night than during tb'
+ day, as the light IS then adjustable
, The room IL on the upper floor, far re
, moved from the private rooms ano
wards so the patients know and hesi
nothing Of the operations. Its com
; paGative ISOLATION prevents the dissem
, | nation of the odor of anesthetC
: throughout the binding.
woaid Like niece Instruments
It's we'll furnished, though the stat
/ ( would Ike some additions to the surg
, ca case. The range of instrument
B there now viii cover al ordinary cases
hat the supply j. not sufficient tor al
/ possible operations. Then, too, th'
| wear aud tear on surgical instrument