The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1907-07-29

w lll6 EaLler DOWQeS was speaking
several of the clergymen went through
the audience taking up a collection for
the new hospital. Over a thousand
dollars was realized,
This collection brings the total sub
scription up to $4,000. Father Russell
received the silver trowel for making
the largest personal contribution.
Father Downes spoke in perfect voice.
and as his is a penetrating one, every
word he uttered was audible to those
on the extreme skirt of the crowd. Aft
er he had concluded Bishop Tierney
spoke.
Bishop Tierney congratulated New
Haven in getting a new hospital, and
said that 1t ought to be the best in the
state because it is the largest in the
state. He said he was very much pleas
ed to see the New Haven Catholic cler-
gymen and doctors get together in such
a grand work. In concluding he thank
ed Father Downes for his magnificent
address.
The new hospital will cost in the
neighborhood of $125,00O and will have
| accommodations for 14O patients. 1t is
| to be built in sections as money is OBJ
| tanned 1t will be what is known as an
open hospital, that is, outside physi-
sicians can take their patients there
| and treat them. Both the present New
Haven hospitals are known as closed
hospitals in which only staff physicians
can treat it's patients, Although the
sisters of charity of convent station,
New Jersey, will have charge of the
management, St. RaphaePs will be open
to everyone regardless Of race, creed or
color, and will be non-Catholic in all
prospects except in management.
There are thirty-seven Catholic ply
sicians in New Haven, and DR.. John
F. Luby is the chairman Of the physi-
clans hospital building committee.
The hospital when finished will be
one of the most complete In New Eng
land. The building is to be ITO feet in
depth and 60 feet at its widest part,
and is TO consist of a basement. three
lstories and an attic above The ma
terial used in construction will be
brick faced on the outside with pallet
Ibrick.s The floors are to be Of heavy
CONSTRUCTION, semi-1repr6of The cor
ridors are Of flreproof construction,
with terrace hoorss
The basement is arranged for the
kitchen department, scullery store
rooms cold storage, nurses, doctors
and Sisters dining rooms, pathological
and chemical laboratories, autopsy
room, emergency room, wardrobes
boiler rooms. etc.
The first floor contains 10 private
rooms arranged for 1S patients with
private bath and toilet room adjoin-
ing In the rear part of the building
are the public, surgical, medical and
private wards, accommodating 35 pa
TENTS
The second floor is also arranged 70,
II private rooms accommodating IA pa.
tients and having public surgical, med
ical and private wards accommodating
IS patients.
The front part of the third story /,
devoted entirely to the operating de
apartment. which is to be one of the
IuO6I up-lp-utlS oIlQ OIL ILS hlIl(
in the country, including the doctors
ROOM nurses wash room, sterilizins
room, instrument room, etherizing ant
recovery rooms. The walls and floor
of operating rooms will be Of tile ant
! marble.
In the rear. part of the. third stor,
are four wards accommodating S5 pa
tients. The attic story is arranged en-
tirely for the nurses dormitory witt
reading room, toilets, etc, complete
The interior wood finish on inside 0
the building is of oak
, The floors are OF hard pine vanished
There will be an electric passenge
elevator, run from the basement to TIL
. third story also two dumb walters tina
T viii carry the food to the diet kitchen
In each story. In the rear part of tn
building on each story is a 12-foot iroI
!, balcony with slate floor, and in tn
center is solarium enclosed witt
! glazed windows.
The new building will be connecte
with the present residence by corridor
and will be used as an administrator
lbulldlng. Inc entlre building is heate
) by a steam plant, and every room |
Supplied with fresh air by fan sys
tenn of ventilation, The inside stair
) ways from basement to third floor ar
of iron construction with slate treadc
; All toilet rooms have terrazo til
: floors with wainscoting. All the wall
and ceilings throughout tine building
I have rounded corners, thereby MAXIM
. it perfectly sanitary in every respect
. Connecting with the new building Is
. laundry building which contains a
|. ironing room and arranged In the sec
: ond story for the helps dormitory wit
t toilet and bath rooms, also two isolate
/ wards to accommodate about eight o
; ten patients,
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