The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-09-30
TWIN oITx. HOSPITAL.
A Very Complimentary Report by tn,
Board OF V,sttOrs

Board or Visitors.
The following report, which ex-
plains itself, is made to the State |
Board of Charities:
Among the charitable Institutions
of Forsyth county there was none
that we inspected with more interest
than the Twin City Hospital, a two
story and basement frame building
on well shaded lot, containing one
and a half acres, on Brookstown
avenue in a quiet part of the city.
The lot, building and equipment
cost about $4,000
The buildings contains we'll
equipped rating room, three
wards, one each for men, women and
children; the last with four beds, the
other two with six beds each, with a
bathroom attached to each ward;
two private rooms with separate
bathrooms for use of private patients,
| an office, two rooms for the nurses, a
dining room and large we'll ap-
| pointed kitchen. The laundry and
! servants rooms occupy the basement,
but are wholly above ground.
In rear of the main building ia a
| dead house, provided with venti-
| lated receptacle for corpses and a
post mOrtem table.
Water is supplied by the city water
works, but the hospital has a private
sewer emptying a sufficient distance
away.
| The building is we'll ventilated and
heated by warm wa fer from furnace
in the basement Perfect cleanliness
is maintained everywhere, all paper
and litter being burned daily. The
plumbing ia without q fault that we
could detect.
| For the excellent condition in
which we found this most worthy
charity. we believe too great credit
cannot be given to the Suparintend
ent. Miss M E Spach. Endowed by
nature with remarkable intelligence
and a genial disposition, she took q
thorough course of training in the
North for this special line of work
graduating at st. Luke's Hospital
Bethlehem, Pa She selected the
equipment, and those capable o
Judging say that this hospital is al
well equipped, for it's size, as any tc
be found; and we think it is due tt
her good judgment and unceasine
care that the condition of thu
premises, and management of the in
stitution calls for nothing but com
menGation. She is assisted by two
nurses, trained by herself, an orderly
a cook and laundress
The hospital is supported and con
trolled by the Ladies' TwiD-Citv
Hospital Association" which wal
organized June goth. 1887 They
ran a hospital in a rented building
from 1887 till 1891, when the!
closed down till they could erect ant
equip more suitable quarters. Th
present building was opened Oct
18th, 1895. and will comfortabl,
accommodate 10 patients, but in al
emergency they could care for twic
that many.
Since the opening of the presen
building they have had under thei
care 55 patients. Since Sept. 1st
1896 so have been admitted. q
whom Al have been cured, II i'm
proved, 9 unimproved, 3 died, leav
ing 8 remaining in the hospital Sept
LIST, 1897.
Many of the patients have beel
from other parts of the State, and W
can most heartily commend it t.
any sufferers who need the advan
tages of such an institution, and Cal
assure them that they will also fin
here excellent surgical and medica
talent.
Each of the doctors in the city Civ
one months service free.
G. ]. WATKINS,
E. A. EBERT,
E. j. DAVIS,
Visitors
/ MRS. H. E. FRIES,
MRS. E. l.. LoCKETT,
MRS j. A. BIrTING,
MRS. r. B. GLENN,
Auxiliary Visit ors.