The Dickinson press., 1903-12-12
Dickinson Hospital.
A Be6utiful Structure end Modern In All lts
Equipment Where Patievts from Near
and Far Cen Be Treated and
Properly Cared for.

Auc DlCklHSOH hospital Is now open
to the public. The city has for years
needed something Of the kind, the vari.
Gus private houses utilized for hospital
purposes being entirely inadequate t
the demand. besides necessarily lacking
much that is needful in the care of the
sick.
Everybody has for years recognized
the need Of such an institution in the
city but it remained to Drs. L. c. and
S. f. Smith to push the matter through
and it required great effort on their part
to accomplish their purpose. Today
the beautiful building stands a monu.
ment to their untiring energy and faith
in Dickinson and the surrounding
country.
The hospital stands on the east side
of Clough street and already provision
for pleasant grounds has been made.
Sixty-four trees we're set last spring and
all save n made a good growth. The
building is colonial in style and has
three stories and basement giving prac-
tically four floors, besides the attic.
Broad piazzas extend across the front
and half way down the north and south
sides. A broad flight of easy steps
leads to the piazzas and a colonial en-
trance ushers one to the main hall.
A pretty feature of the entrance is the
loaded windows on either side the wide
door.
The building has the form Of a cross
by projections north and south, thus
giving all the rooms light from two sides.
The wide, light hall gives n an agree
able impression-and throughout the
building one.6nds no narrow or dark halls.
The wide front staircase is open, the land
ing being supported by pillars. Back Of
these the rear hall is separated from the
front by doors.
The south front room-on the right as
one enters, is used as a reception room
and library. Next this and opening
from it, as we'll as from the hall, is DR..
Sarah Smiths ofice-a pleasant room
with south and west light.
Back of this is a private sleeping
apartment and between this and the
kitchen, the bath room for the lower floor
The kitchen occupies the southeas,
corner and is most conveniently arrang'
ed for the purposes it serves. 1t is vain,
scotted and supplied with hot and cole
water. A large hot water tank is attach
ed to the range. A dumb waiter fol
sending meals to the upper rooms i!
just off the kitchen in the rear hall.
Basement stairs and back stairs to tn,
upper floors are found in the rear hal
while the pantry connects the kitchen
with the dining room which occupies tn
northeast corner.
The north front room is the parlo
and is costly supplied with a Fireplace
finished in oak and green tiles and lik
the library, has sliding doors into tn
hall. Back of this-and opposite tn
other ofice-is DR.. L. c. Smiths espec
ial Office and sanctum and between thi
and the dining room the space is divid
ed into a room for treatment of eye, nos
and throat diseases and a dark roor
opening from it for medicines, etc.
The second floor has a pleasant sitting
room in the southwest corner. Their
are five rooms on this floor that may b
used as wards. Each room is supple
with a closet which patients will find
great convenience.
At the east end of the second floor is
sterilizing room, a room that may b
used as a children's ward, or recover
room, linen closet and a bath and owe
the kitchen is the operating ROOM.
This is finished in white and hs
glass across the east end and a gla.
roof, arranged in an iron frame with col
densation cutters to take off drip fro,
moisture forming on the glass. 1t
supplied with the necessary plumbin
and connects with the bath room #
that floor.
The third floor has eleven rooms b.
side the bath which though smaller tina
those below are nicely arranged and d.
signed for individual patients.
:. In the attic is a 22.barrel tank Il
water.
The entire building is heated by steal
> and is fitted for both gas and electricit
Each room has one and many Of tt
: : rooms. two. ventilators, which assures
, continual change Of air. The woodwor
: is pine except the stairs and is finishe
> with varnish which gives it beautif'
> tint and fine luster. There is no unne
. essary enumeration, the plain fnis
. suiting the purpose OF the buildin
: The walls are done in hard finish an
will eventually be tinted.
The basement has a 3oo.barrel cistel
under the kitchen; two public bat
: rooms-supplied by request; a men
smoking and lounging room; laundr
supplied with cistern and also hot waite
I vegetable cellar and refrigerator roor
: coal and engine ROOM. A Rid
). hot air engine pumps the water. tt
o basement may be entered from the ca
without going through the rest Of IL
y building.
A4oo-barrel eess.pool is pumped c
at frequent intervals.
From this brief write-up our reade
can see that, thanks to Drs. Smith, Die
:. inson has a convenient. pleasant, up.t
0 date hospital which has cost, furnishe
over 100000.
The Dickinson Hospital is open to a
the local physicians who can take the
patients there for treatment and get Il
e advantage of the trained nurses and q
modern hospital appliances.
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