New-York tribune., 1908-08-16
NEW CITY HOSPITALS.
TITO Fine Buildings VII Soon Be
Erected an BOrOugh

An important era has now opened in the de-
velopent of hospital facilities in BROOKLYN largely
through the energy and persistence of char1t1es
Commissioner Hebberd. 1t has long been known
by the officials that Brooklyn was poorly provided
with public hospitals but they have ignored the
conditions for years At present the borough mas
two fairly good hospitals and two emergency hos
pitfalls to care for 10000 They are the Kings
County and the Cumberland Street hospitals and
the Bradford Street and the Coney Island Emer-
gency hospitels-whch are really no hospitals at
ALL simply high class dispensaries.
Now things are to be greatly improved. 1t is
only matter of a few months when the fine new
Coney Island Hospital, with its auxiliary buildings.
will be in commission. Three weeks ago money
was appropriated for the construction of another
large building to take the place of the emergency
one in Bradford street Another building is to be
added to the Kings County institution and new
emergency hospital is to be fitted up in the Green
point section. Other plans are being prepared by
the Charities Commissioner. backed by the report
recently made the Mayor by the special COM
mission which looked into the hospital facilities
of this and the other boreughs-
The Coney Island Hospital is the most important
of the hospitals planned for It is building
plot of ground twenty acres in extent in the
Ocean Parkway. near Avenue Z. not far from the
ocean The structure, with the auxiliary buildings
is costing the city $3.50 GO chdren's hospital is
to be added to It later, and then other hospital
buildings until il is great centre. Part or all
of it will probably be used ultimately a con-
exceently adapted, with its fine view of the sea
and its cool breeZes.
In drawing UP the building plans for this struct
Helmle & Huberty the architects, have added
feature to hospital architecture in this bor-
ough. They have done their best break away
from the old style of gloom and ugly pl2inness
which the fathers deemed essential buildings
of this class. Instead Of the red brick walls and
dark trimmings the architects have tried to pro-
duce effect of light and cheerfulness, and have
added sufficient ornamentation to do away with
the prim plainuess of hospitals of former days
IN the plans for the Bradford Street Hospital they
have introduced the lures Fer this
building, which is to stand in Bradford street, be-
Miller and Dupont avenues the city has ap-
propriated s250,000 The structure will stand on
high elevation facing Linton Park This is one of
the coolest portions of the borough. From the top
floor of the building fine view will had OF
Island Hospital. will have provision for hundred
beds At d small cost wing can be added later
increasing the accommodations hr one hundred or
beds
The building will be of a modified ciaslc design
three stories high. It's base will be of granite aud
its surerstructure of buff colored brick ard terra
Gotta. The wing the southeast will be occupied
by the doctors and nurses. with a dispensary on
the ground foor-an institution much needed in the
Brownsville section. where the hospital will be sit
uated. The administration quarters occupy the
central portion of the building the ground floor
Wards viii he placed the second floor On the
third floor will be the operating room the kitchen
and the laundry. with the X-ray room and the din
ing room for the doctors and nurses on the n,ez-
canine above. The northeast wing will be occupied
by wards. The entire roof will be devoted to the
convaescent patients, and there will be sun par
lors off each ward
building at the rear of the structure win serve