The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-02
HOSPITAL REOPENED
uELFAIR's IMPRoyED FACILITIES
FOR WORK, ~
THE NEW OPERATING ROOM
PERFECTLY APPOINTED AND
SCIENTIFICALLY EQUIPPED,

Thc Hospital Now Has AccOmmOda-
tons for Thirty-six Patients and
Eighteen Beds Are Frce-AdditiOn
on West End s.Attractipe and Inn
proves Exterior Appenrance-Mnin
structure Was Thoroughly Over
hauled and Rooms Newly Enamel
ed-Laundry in Basement of New
Part.
The Telfair Hospital was reopened
Yesterday after having been closed for
three months. The reopening was
made the occasion, of a reception by
the members of the board of directors
and matron TO the friends of the in
stitution.
The hospital was closed May / in
order that repairs and Improvements
might be made, and to allow the COM
pletion of the west wing, begun JAM
/. The work has been done in a most
satisfactory and pleasing manner and
the hospital, exterior and interior, is
a model of neatness and completeness.
The wing added on the west was de-
signed to conform to the architectural
plan of the main building and while
not provided for in the drawings of the
first architect. adds Considerably to
it's beauty.
All who took advantage of the invi-
tatton extended by the management
yesterday found the place cool, restful
and in every way just what would be
desired in such an institution. The
entrance, with it's broad halls and dou-
BILE stairway was decked with fine
palms and there were flowers wher-
ever a place appeared to need such
decoration.
The Reception.
Miss Wimbush, the matron, with her
corps of white aproned nurses, were
ready to receive the visitors and as
sist the members of the Board of Trus-
tees in showing the improvements and
additions.
A trip through the main portion of
the hospital showed that all of the
rooms had been given a coat of white
enameled and some new furnishings,
and other improvements made. The
children's ward is in the older por-
ton of the hospital and here are lit
tie beds and cots, and even tiny
cradle. This ward is on the second
floor and faces the south where the
the tiny invalids may get the sun
shine in winter and the soft breezes
in the summer time.
The addition was of course the prin-
cipal place that was shown to all who
visited the hospital yesterday. 1t is
two stories above the basement and
gives room for eight additional beds,
Il new operating room, retiring room
for physicians, sterilizing room, ehteriz-
ing room and recovery room, besides
a we'll equipped laundry in the base
ment. The new ward faces the Park
and will accommodate four beds. There
are also two private rooms that will
have two beds each. These are on
the first floor.
New Operating Room.
Above is the operating room, with
full northern and western light, and
built and equipped in the most APP
proved manner. The table. and Access
sories are the most perfect that can be
produced. Immediately adjoining this
room is the steriEzing room, and this
else is equipped with all the latest an
paratus. The old operating room ad-
joins the sterilizing room, and when
necessary both could be used at once.
They are heavily enameled and the
floor is tiled with marble. window and
door stills. The wash basins are so ar
ranged that pressure from the opera
tors foot turns on the water, and
every article to be used in the operating
rooms is heavily enameled.
Near at hand are the rooms for the
recovery of patients from operations
before being taken to their rooms or
wards. Also the rooms where the sur
geOn can prepare for his work by
changing his street clothes. A special
room is arranged where ether is adj
ministered if undesirable in the operat-
ing room proper. In construction and
equipment the operating room and adj
juncts seem to be perfect.
The laundry in the basement of the
west wing is thoroughly equipped with
the best machinery. and all the linen
used in the hospital is thus cared for
and kept under the eye of the matron.
Does a Great Work.
The Telfair Hopsital is again ready
for it's work, and as the record for 1902
shows, a great amount of charitable
work is done. The total number of
patients treated in 1902 was 354 and of
this number 227 were free patients and
12T pay patients.
The staff of the hospital consists of
Dr. T. P. Waring, medical superintend-
ent; DR., Craig Barrow, assistant super
tntendent, and Miss Eleanor Wimbush,
Inatron. There are tWelce- nurses con-
stantly at the hospital, six of whom
are students of the training school
and six graduates.
The hospital can accommodate with
its increased capacity, thirty-six pa
tients, which includes six in the chill
dren's ward. Eighteen of the beds are
free, thus carrying out as far as prac-
ticable the wishes of the founder that
the hospital be devoted to the relief of
the sick and suffering.
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