The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1905-10-24
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INSTITUTION

There are few more interesting placer
in Honolulu to visit than Queens Hos
pital, set as 1t is in a pleasant wilder
ness of palms, through which murmurs
the ever present mountain breeze
Few people In this city realize the
full importance--o the advantages or
this splendid Institution. Patients OF
means may have their own physicians
private rooms and all the comforts OF
home, to which is added the fine equip
ment of the hospital, which Is not
equaled anywhere in the islands. AMI
all at a very moderate cost. Then
there are wards for the reception
INDECENT patients of all nltlonaljli,s
where the best of care is given.
The hospital is divided into four sec
lions. containing In all 40 beds. Their
is the Pauahi wing, the Bishop annex
the brick wing and the original Queens
Hospital building.
From the latter structure. erected Ia
1859. to the splendid Pauahi wing, open
ed this year, stretches many decades OF
progress In accommodation and equip
ment.
| The old building is used today for
ward patients and contains four wards
with A beds, downstairs, Upstairs are
! three wards and 26 beds. There are
also dressing rooms on both floors.
| The Bishop annex, built in 1892, con-
| tains eight private rooms and one large
ward with sixteen beds. The ward Is
used exclusively for Marine hospital
patients who are attended by Marine
hospital surgeon.
The brick wing is the second oldest
| II 81 No..
ing been erected as long ago as 1874
Here is to be found the first operating
room that Honolulu ever had. 1t looks
strangely inadequate and out-of-date
now, compared with the wonderful
room devoted to operations In the Pa
uahi wing. In the late seventies. OPP
erations were occasionally performed
ON the veranda of the brick wing. In
those days, however, not as many oper-
atoms were performed In year as
take place in month at the present
time.
A tour of inspection through the Pa
uahi wing is a revelation of complete
ness and efficiency. This wing, only
recently opened, replaced IA wooden
building, erected in 1874
1t possesses an operating room which
is declared by visiting doctors from
the mainland to be as well fitted as
any operating room to be found in the
best hospitals on the Coast. The room
is furnished by one of the largest
houses in New York. The collection OF
operating instruments alone represents
many hundreds of dollars.
Then there Is the anesthetizng
room, the sterilizing room. containing
three separate devices for sterilzlng
instruments, water and dressings; the
nurses work-room. an operating room
for minor cases, and a doctors labora
tory.
Fire extinguishers are found on every
floor,
The toilet is up to-date in every par
lticular and is furnished with portable
bathtubs, and hot and cold water, a
: special hot water plant being maintain
ed on the premises.
A feature of the Pauahi wing Is a
number of private rooms in which pa
tients may be attended by their own
, physicians, receiving, at the same time.
!, all the advantages of the hospital. The
rates for these rooms are from 81 80 to
50. so per day, including board and
, medicine. These rooms are tastefully
furnished and are fitted with electric
, lights and electric bells. Seclusion and
the best of care are the principal ad-
. vantages offered by these rooms.
Below is the general ward, the rate
for which is $3.50 per day.
In this wing are the quarters OF DR..
n Sawyer, the resident physician, and Dr.
West, the inferno. These quarters con-
. sist of dining room and kitchen, the
latter equipped with a gas range.
The three wards on the first floor oil
this wing contain 30 beds.
Situated in the grounds are cottages
for the doctors and superintendent. and
the nurses home.
The wards of the hospital. particu-
Ilarly those in the Pauahi wing. are light
:. and cheerful. and get all the breeze
. that may be about. There are broad
verandas at the back and front and
from the top floor of the Pauahi wing
remarkable view may be obtained
from Diamond Head to the Waianas
/, hills.
Superintendent Eckhardt, who has
been i'm large measure responsible for
u the excellent condition of Queens Hos
y lpital today, has been connected with the
institution ever since 1879, in which year
The took the position OF assistant super
. intendent Three years later he was
Appointed superintendent and has filled
that position uninterruptedly ever
lsince.