The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-06-24
CITY AMBULANCE
WORK COMPLETE
No Community in the Country Has
Better Service.
HOW CALLS ARE MADE.
Everything Done TO Facilitate the
Work That the Resident physi-
Glars arc Called Upon TO Do.
Surgeon I'm Charge.
HOW CALLS ARE MADE.

The average citizen whose Curiosity I'M
rels min, to look around and notice ahe
CITY ambulance as it passes Linn on the
Street on its way ia response TO an
emergency call, lets the incident pass
syttloz,t further thought, as soon as the
Ambulance is out OF SIGHT.
An interesting part of the service -
that attending ihe call TOR the ambulance
and its getting ready 10 RESPOND 90 .'e
rail. No matter how trivial the cati may
turn out TO De. the same compress. e4as,
crate although hurried preparations are
made that would be MADE n the most
sensational case Of murder. or suicide.
the civ Hospital. which comes under
sl,a ssl,gierintendency of Mr. George %
syayis, ssupcrlnt cndent of the Aitnshohse'
although DR.. John G. TrevitiiaEl IS inc sur
ceou in charge, and Drs. Gus and fls.ier
Inc resident physicians, Is q most coiiiii
institution.
PERFECT ARR A,Sss;fsM f1NT.
In connection with the City Hospital are
,n.a gIr-,o-t}.te arnbulances. with com
: ,,ete a,,naratus. Recently a new stable has
been erected with all necessary con-
,enisnces. In tbs building a room has
been neatly and comfortably fitted up Tor
The ambulance drivers. Mr. YIN Diiiara
and MI If1il. Neisz. Mr. Ncisz has re
cerrtay been eleoted to place on me
police force and on -Jeiiy list he viii be
succeeded by Mr.. Benjamin l.. Leaman,
The resident physicians have cofnior Raoie
ma rterrs IN the main building of tue III
ttit,,t:on. in close touch with the office
when a call is sent in over the telephone
the person receiving II Immediately louch-
es an electric button that connects with the
,a1ysician's room and one that conencS
with the room of the driver at the stable.
Return calls are made Immediately, IN
afcafins that the physician and the driver
have heard the call.
In less tlap three minutes ana Almost
always with two minutes, the doctor IS
dressed and the ambulance IS at the front
door awaiting him, and off tfey go 10 the
reltef Of some suffering human being.
EMERGENCY GONG
In the day time. in order TO further Ia
cilftate matters, a large gong IN the nall
way, Just off the office. is vigorously
1-1,nrJ THIS is done in order TO catch the
doctor who max not be in his room. but.
perhaps in the hospital or in some of the
sick waor,ls The gong can be heard
within a radius of two blocks and the
,1hysician knows when he hears it that he
is wanted.
The surgeon lin charge of the City Hos
pital. DR. Trevilian, is man OF woe
psperience and is most able and efficient,
and the young feSlieHI itaa S.SiaiIS' VIZ
are appointed yearly, form the closest at
bachment for him as soon as they be-
rome associated with him. DIR. Trevillian
has been at the hospital for about four
teen years and his services to the city
have been most efficient He Is beloved
by everybody and his services as an expert
are sought by many
The ambulance service at the City Hos
pital is complete and is not eNcelled by
similar service in any city in the United
States