The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-31
City Has Fine
Hospital System

Salt Lakes hospitals are not sur
passed in the west. The compare IA
vorabIy in size, equipment and service
with any in the neighboring states.
Thousands Of dollars have been spent
within the last year in the improve
ments of the buildings and also the
laboratories connected with the insti-
buttons. Research work is now being
carried on in three hospitals. The Salt
Lake Medical society has been active
in establishing this work in the local
hospitals, and during the last year
considerable has been accomplished.
It has Just fairly started, however, and
efforts are being made to push the
work forward as fast as possible. The
capacity of Salt Lakes hospitals
has been doubled in the past two
years. Two institutions established
several years ago built additional
wings on their buildings and another
was completed just year ago. There
are now ample accommodations offered
In every respect.
There are four hospitals-the St
Marks, Holy Cross, Groves Latter
day Saints and the Keogh- Wright
moderniy equipped In detail with ap-
pliances of the latest accepted stand
ard. The medical and X-ray labora-
tories as Well as the surgical operating
rooms have been enlarged and CONS
pleted. The efficiency OF these instf-
tutions is commendable In every re-,
spect. improvements Of the grounds.
and also the surroundings have also.
been made. and the hospitals are, be-
yond a doubt, credftable institutions to-
the city.
Holy Cross Moves Forward.
Not more than a year ago the west
wing of the Holy Cross hospital was
completed. It cost in the neighoor--
hood Of $4,000 to $4,000 with the other
improvements made in the laoora--
tories and on the grounds. Since its
completion the capacity Of the hospital
WAS increased to $50 patients. About
100 beds are in wards and there are
hftv private rooms in the institution
A training school course for nurses
was established recently. There are
about twenty regular nurses in attend
ance and the students number In the
neighborhOOd Of thirty.
The annex TO st. Marks hospital
was erected over a year ago and par
titioned into wards. It's addition
doubled the capacity Of the hospital
and there are now accommodations for
nearly 200 patients. When the annex
was completed the laboratories were
enlarged and considerable money in
vested in the latest medical and surgi-
cal equipments. The training course
for nurses. established some time ago,
has been given more attention. There
are about forty students besides the
regular nurses connected with the in
stitution.
Saints Hospital Grows.
The formal opening of the Groves
Latter-day Saints hospital took place
lust a year ago. 1t accommodates in
the neighborhood of 100 patients. In
its medical and other laboratories are
installed all the appliances and con-
veniences known in medical science.
One feature-of the building is that all
the ceilings as we'll as the floors are
non-conductors Of sound, each being
laid in tile and cement The building
is constructed so that wings can be
built on either side when more room
is required A training course for
nurses is also given at the institution.
The medical laboratory at the
Keogh-Wright hospital has been en-
larged during the past year and an
X-ray laboratory installed. Forty
patients can be accommodated at the
institution. There are two other pri-
vate hospitals in Salt Lake City-the
White Cross Sanitarium and the Salt
Lake Private hospital. Fifteen or
twenty patients can be ACCOMMODATED
at each. Operating rooms have been
installed but there are no laboratories
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