Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-04-26

refreshments were served to the callers
during the day.
The building which has been chosen
for the hospital IL located in one Of the
highest sections OF the city. away from
all the noise and dirt. Tic drainage Is
| excellent and every room in the house
Is visited by the sun at some time dur
ing the day. The house Is surrounded
on all sides by extensive grounds 50
that In summer it can catch every
breeze. On the other hand il il suf-
| ficiently sheltered during the winter.
II was originally constructed for n
double tenement, being an unusually
! large residence. According to the orig
inal plans ii was exccllently adapted
for hospital and has since been re-
modelled for this purpose 50 that il Is
now all right. There are 10 rooms in all.
about II of which can be used for pa
TENTS. At one time 80 have been ac-
commodated there. The ma jority Of
the rooms arc large. high and airy,
with an abundance of light from large
windows.
| On the upper floor "A corridor runs
/ the entire length Of the house with
doors opening into it from each o: the
| rooms. Then. too. the rooms arc ell
| connected and can be used en- suite II
| required Many of them are large
| enough to accommodate several beds
These. by the way, are Of the rcgula-
ton hospital pattern and look very
| comfortable.
| The operating room is situated at the
farther end OF the corridor and can be
reached either from the front or rcn
81 the building. Tho large bath room
opcng Off from this room. giving all tho
water facilities needed. Two rooms IN
this part of the house have been fitted
Up for typhoid fever patients. Tho
walls throughout arc painted and frcs-
coed and the floors are All Of hard
wood The building is heated by steam.
| There ;s u large reception room on
the inst .loor ID tho front of the house
fur the accommodation ~ the physi-
clans. their patients and callers. There
are also several rooms on this floor that
can be used for patients II necessary.
The whole building is now sric. span
ard ready FOR the patients. Two have
| been received 50 far and are able to hc
| about the house.
| The institution VII! bo known by the
! name. of Mrs. stevens Hospital. aS
this lady ~ matron ana manager. II II
In fact u growth NJ the smaller instl-
| tuition which has been conducted by
| Mrs. stevens FOR some tFc years on
Main street. During that tim" she has
won the confidence ~ All the physt-
| clans n tire city ana hrs cared for M
,icrts for almost HI " those now III
4 the c.ty.
| 4 4.
ial from her work 81 previous years.
| Mrs. stevens has hired the large build
ing she now occupies for this purpose.
She has the cn;husiastic support az all
tho physicians in the enterprise. For
| rnarIv. il anyone who has no home in
the city and happened a. te taken sick
there Was actually no place for them
Ia go cxccyt 20 hotel or tn the home
of some one who was kind enugh /"
take them in. Now. If a stranger Is
taken sick re- can be taken * once 20
| Mrs. stevens hospital where he will
receive skilled nursing and where he
can employ any doctor he secs fit.
| There will be no regular hospital phy-
sician. hut each patient can make his
choice. the house being open % the
whole medical profession in this city
and adjoining towns.
Then again. every doctor has cases
| where II is necessary to have the pa
tient in the city and he can now have
them taken to this hospital. Private
families who have no accommodation
for the sick can also have the advan-
tasc Of the institution.
Mrs. stevens intends to soon arrange
ifc rules hy which the hospital is TO
be- governed. and they viii he made
public so that all may know about the
| institution.