The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-20
FOR BIG HOSPITAL
ST. MARY'S, ORANGE, TO BE
GREATLY ENLARGED.
Quarter of a Million Dollars Will Be
Spent in Making the Institution
Up-to-Date.

Preliminary plans for a quarter Of a
million dollar extension to st. Mary's
Hospital, in Centre street, Orange, arrived
at that institution this week, and the
management of the hospital announces
that the new structure, when completed,
will be the finest hospital building in New
Jersey.
The plans, which have been prepared by
Wilbur S. Knowles, bear out the an
nouncement of the hospital physicians and
wer on view at the hospital today. DE-.
Charles w. Banks explained In detail the
plans for the new hospital in which the
present hospital building will form but a
centre-piece for the general plan.
The plans call for the most up-to-date
contrivances and arrangements for the
care of the sick, injured and convalescent
and the purpose of the hospital authorities
is to provide especially for the large num-
Der of people who are convalescing from
illness and wish to take advantage of the
beautiful location of the building near the
Orange Mountain.
The interior of the new structure when
completed will be of modern pattern and
there will be approximately $50 rooms for
the care OF sufferers.
The present building, which was former
ly the home of Michae Winter, the Or
afge brewer, is in an overcr0Wded condl-
ton. and some time eAo the question or
charging the present quarters was up for
discussion. There had been much interest
shown in the new hospital by the general
public, and recently this has been exempli-
fled in the formation of several auxiliary
societies, all of which have ur tsd further
extension of hospital work.
With the assurances of financial Support
that will be so necessary to the successful
completion of the elaborate plans now
before the officers, the officials felt salts
fled that the public wuld continue to in
terest itself in the hospital. and the plans
were, accordingly, ordered drawn
The general plan Of the new building Is
for extensions or pavilions to the north
and south of the present building, with q
tower six stories in height in the rear of
the present building. The whole will form
n large structure, with the advantages of
arrangements for separating patients and
convalescents into the various depart
ments, where they can be cared for with
out contact in any shape or form with the
others In the building. +,
The basement and six stories will be
divided up into sections for the general
and special care Of public and private hos
pital patients and on the sixth floor of the
tower will be located a modern operating
amphitheatre that will be a marvel In
surgery appliances.
Special isolated wards for the care OF
tuberculosis patients, with the cooking and
nursing arrangements entirely separated
from the other divisions of the hospital;
the sexes In separate wards, and given the
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and sections for men and women suffer
Ing from various ailments; maternity ward
located far away from the other sections
children located In special sections where
they cannot annoy others with their
noises especial arrangements for an ambu
lance service whereby patients may be
taken at once to the sections where they
are to be card for; a section for police and
insane patients where prisoners and others
may hep laced In confinement under guarS
OF nurse and others from the outside: {
roof garden that extends across the pavil'
icns On the upper floors; private quarters
for the staff. are some II the features pro
vided I'm fine plnns for the new structure
and the hospital arrangement Is so ar
ranged that in one section patients needing
outdoor treatment may be conveyed TO tbs
upper floor and placed in the open all
with an arrangement that prevents any
draughts of air from affecting them.
The hospital has become under charge
of Sister Joseph. and has been making
considerable progress recently. One of tn
features Is n large tapestry portrait worked
by one OF the Sisters of Charity, who die
recently, and this will be disposed of IL
The matter Of financing the new arrange
ment is one that Is now being discussed q
the hospital meetings. The various or
CARNATIONS connected with the hospital ar
deeply interested in that feature and will
the men and women auxiliary societies
interested the management feel that tn
finances will be proberly arrange for II
the near future.
The proportion Of income from the insti
tuition is one that is now being discussed
The revenue from private patients. VIII
will be given the opportunity for securing
attractive rooms, will be considerable. am
a feature that will prove popular will b
the establishment of turkish bath room
and appurtenances in the basement of on
pavilion. and to which the public will b.
given access. There will be provision a
the hospital for the meeting rooms for tn
various organizations connected with tn
place, and quarters provided for entertain
nsents. libraries. etc,