The San Francisco call., 1906-05-04
WILL IMMEDIATELY
BEGIN THE ERECTION
OF NEW HOSPITAL
Central Emergen-
Cy in Jefferson
Square,

If the present plans OF the Health
Board mature. work will be begun at
once on the erection of a new Central
Emergency Hospital in Jefferson
square, at the corner % Golden Gate
avenue and Cough street The neces-
sity Of having a hospital centrally To-
Gated is realized and in all probability
one VIII be put up there at once.
The new hospital wiz be built un-
der the direct supervision of Chief
Surgeon Charles F. A1illar It is to be
in the shape OF a quadrangle, with a
central court for the ambulances to
drive into, allowing the transfer OF
patients to be made away from the
public gaze. Space viii be provided
for wards TO contain thirty beds.
There viii be quarters for nurses, doc
tors and stewards. A large operating
room and an insane ward will be in
stalled.
Inasmuch as the permanency of the
new hospital viii extend over a period
OF from one 70 two years. substantial
construction viii be carefully reck-
oned with. The same system of ope-
ration that existed in the old Central
Emergency Hospital viii be in vogue
The Park Hospital has assumed
normal running order Hundreds of
cases, mostly redressings, are being
handled each day. It viii be main
tained IN its present condition after
the establishment of the new Central
Emergency. A ward building con-
tanning the complete pAraphernalia of
the old Park Hospital has been erect
ed, and in the course OF a day or so
the present plant Will be transferred
from the tents TO the new building.
The condition Of the people camped
IN the park is good. There are 1924 per-
sons housed IN barracks on the speed
way, and le new barracks are under
way. 1t is the plan OF the military
authorities to continue the erection Of
barracks until every one now camping
in tents can be housed. About 500
new shelter tents have beer received
and VIII be given to those not now
properly tented in the park and pan
handle. Lieutenants Breckenridge and
Black are In charge OF the new bar
rack camps.
The City and County Hospital on Po-
trero avenue is now in good condition
and accommodating about a hundred
and fifty more patients than under
usual conditions. The building as a
whole stood the shock remarkably
well, the only damage being to plas-
tering 81 the wards, the falling Of
chimneys and in the laundry. Warden
NcQuade, the day after the shock. hal
men making repairs TO cfimneys In the
kitchen and laundry, so that there was
but a short delay In this line.
Lieutenant Colonel de st. Paul
Seitz, in charge Of the medical staff,
said yesterday that there was no panic
among the many patients. and that
when there was possible danger from
fire the whole force oI the hospital
was put under strict military rule and
ell ARRANGEMENTS were made TO remove
the patients to the hills on the east
After the quake he sent cut for a sup
ply Of provisions and had the institu-
ton well provided. He at once placed
q corps OF examining physicians In
front OF the hospital to examine all
cases, with instructions to reject all
cases OF alcoholism and morphine
nends, and in that wav kept out
chronics who would have crowded
out persons who needed medical care
The outside clinic also attended 10
many outside cases. The majority OF
new cases are pneumonia and rheuma-
tism-