The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-01-05
NEW MATERNITY BUILDING
FOR THE NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL
OPENED TO VISITORS.
One of the Finest Buildings of the Kind
in the Country-Open to Lady Visitors
To-day--Has Many Novel Features
New Medical clinic Being Built.

The new maternity building which
has racentlv been erected on the
grounds of the New Haven hospital
was opened for inspection yesterday af-
ternoon and resident physicians and
many prominent citizens availed them
selves of the opportunity to view its
( fine appointments
The architect of the building Is l.. W..
Robinson, and it was erected under the
supervision of a committee consisting
of General S. e. MerWin, Dr. William
H. Carmat and Rev. DR.. Charles Ray
Palmer These men have made spec,
ial study of the few buildings of this
kind in the country, and have adopted
their best features with some improve
ments besides. Some of it's donors are
Henry F. English, e. Hayes Trow-
bridge. Mrs. Ezekiel H. Trowbridge,
and Mrs. Lucy Boardman. The appro-
priations amounted in all to $4,000,
and the expenses including cost of
construction and full equipment will
come well within this sum. Eleven
patients are to be admitted tonight.
This afternoon the ladies Of New Ha-
ven are invited to visit and inspect the
arrangements.
1t is a three-story brick building with
a basement containing a receiving and
special clothes room with water
heater whose capacity Is forty gallons
per minute and connects with all parts
of the building. An asphalt subway
connects the basement with the new
kitchen of the hospital, from which de-
licacies are provided for the patients,
and for the dining room for GONZALES
ents on the first floor. The subway is
lighted by electricity and connects with
the elevator.
The first and second floors are occu-
pied by the two ward rooms, splendid
ly lighted with large windows on three
sides, the beds having cradle attach
ments, and a special frame device
which makes 1t possible for the bed to
be removed to any part of the building
without the use of a stretcher, or 9th
erwise disturbing the patient. They
are also furnished with screen frames
and a movable medicinal table. Be-
sides the ward rooms are lavatories, a
nursery room with appointments for
baths, etc, a linen room, a chute for
soiled linen, crematory and chemical
room, a room for isolating patients,
and a doctors sanctum. On both floors
are special private rooms finely furnish
ed with every accommodation. Besides
these are the nurses sitting rooms, and
on the third floor five rooms for various
uses, and spacious attic for storage
purposes.
The special feature is the operating
room furnished with the latest appara-
tus and devices for the comfort of the
patient, and provided with large win
dow which turns on its center, thus Sc
curing the needful light and air.
Dr.. Palmer reports most encouraging
ly of the work of the New Haven hos
pital during the past year, and says
that with it's ample equipments and
modern appliances 1t has been enabled
to accommodate a greater number of
patients than in any previous year of
Its history. A generally prosperous at
mosphere pervades the buildings, and
too much credit cannot be given to the
which has brought the
hospital to its present point of excel
lence.
The foundation is being laid for new
medical clinic, to be added to the hos
pital, and the work will be rapidly push |
ed to completion.