Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-11-18
READY FOR INSPECTION
HEMLocks HOSPITAL OPEN TO
THE PUBLIC MONDAY.

A Brief Description Of Its Arrange
nent and Recommendations Of
Most Modern Construction and Fa.
cilites Of the Best.
Brattleboro people who take advan-
tage Of the opportunity, to visit the
Hemlocks hospital Monday will find
that the last will and testament of
the late Thomas Thompson has made
1t possible for this town to have one
of the finest institutions Of the kind,
both in construction and equipment,
that can be found in this portion Of
New England. Since the completion
of the hospital buildings several
months ago, the superintendent, DR..
Ida r. Brigham, and a corps Of assis-
tants have been working diligently to
get the equipment of the institution
in working order, and this task, which
is much larger than is ordinarily sup
posed is now practically completed.
Every room in every building has
been thoroughly cleaned and fur
nished, the supplies for the various
departments purchased and properly
arranged, and a system prepared for
the conduct of the institution.
The hospital buildings themselves
have already been described in detail
in these columns and their outward
appearance is no doubt familiar to
nearly every person in Brattleboro.
The equipment Of the plant, however,
will bear discussion. The old Hall
mansion has been adapted to use as
an administration building and with
its present arrangement is admirably
fitted for that purpose. On the left,
as one enters the front door, is a
pleasantly arranged reception room
for visitors with the office of the SUI
perintendent adjoining. Directly
across the hall is the physicians Office
connecting in the rear with the phar-
macy and the laboratory. From the
lower end of the hall opens the nurses
dining room handsomely furnished
with the antique furniture which was
originally in the Hall house. on the
second floor, directly above the din
ing room, are the apartments of the
superintendent while across the hall
is the room occupied by the district
nurse. The ground floor of the addi-
ton to the original Hall mansion is
given over to the kitchen, laundry ana
servants dining room, the second
floor being devoted to chambers Tor
the servants.
The operating building is halfway
down the long corridor which leads
directly from the administration
building to the pavilion or patients
quarters, and is perhaps the most in
teresting part of the whole establish
ment. 1t can be reached from the
outside through the ambulance en-
trance directly across the corridor.
In the operating department every
provision has been made for absolute
cleanliness, and the equipment has
been made with the idea of meeting
every need of modern surgery. There
are two operating rooms on tne
north side of the building, the larger
one for general use and the smaiier
for emergency and special septic
cases. The walls of each are OF wnite
enamel and the floors of marble WIN
glass blocks beneath the operating
tables which are of the most modern
design. These rooms are lighted by
large windows carried up into SKY
lights. Connecting with, yet entirely
separate from the operating rooms are
an etherizing and recovering room,
nurses room, surgeons dressing
room and a sterilizing room, the lat
ter equipped with appliances for ster-
ilizing the instruments, basins ana
garments used in connectlon Win an
oneration. All Of these rooms are also
floors are of terrazzo, sort OF ce-
ment which is easy to clean ana keep
clean.
Continuing down the main corridor
ono soon reaches the pavilion which
contains an open ward and -FOUR pr
waite rooms at each end. The interior
finish of this building is of ASH ana
enamel. all portions being made fiusn
with the plaster so that no DUST can
collect. The doors are OF tne saihe
wood. perfectly smooth WIN no
holdings, and the corners s; Ia and
rooms are rounded at top, size anu
floor. At the left as one enters the
PAVILION is the diet kitchen, a bit 100
small, perhaps, but admlraply
aouinned in every way. Directly OPP
nosite is the patients dining room
furnished with plain oak furniture Oh
a pleasing design. The south eho OF
the pavilion will be given over to the
women patients. on the east sue VI
this wing is the main ward for women
and it is certainly a pleasant room III
which to be i'll, If Ill one mus u r Du,
The ward is lighted by four large
windows which catch generous
quantity of morning sunshine ana d
large fireplace gives the room NOME
like effect There are five beus III
This ward with plenty of room Tor
sixth if required, Opposite the mann
ward are the private rooms 1or WI,
men. three containing one bed eaGh
and one containing two. me e fura
tire in each room is or oileIel'
finish. DR.. Brigham believing in cater
ing TO the whims Of her patients as
,,S as nossible. Besides bed
nacb room contains a bureau, wash
stand, table and chairs, and is con-
nected with the main ward os az. aa
electric bell. The north wing OF the
navilion. which will be devoted to the
care Of men patients, is similarly AIRY
eqcapt that there are six beds in the
main ward instead of five. the sia 1es
of the corridor which connects the
two wards are devoted to PAIN
r rmW toilet-rooms, linen closets, etc.
At each end of the pavilion there IS
solarium, or sun-parlor, SO ar r.
ranged as to be enclosed by glass III