The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-11-13

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stories high. The foundation is Of con-
crete and the walls Of red brick with
sandstone trimmings The foundation
Will be waterproof throughout, the
walls being non-absorbent preventing
moisture entering the lower rooms. At
present the walls are to the fourth
floor, but within a very short timo
the roof Will be in place,
There Will be entrances on both
ends and both sides. At the north
and south ends of the building VIII
be porches for each floor of stono
with terra Gotta trimmings and tile
facing.
Wards and Rooms.
There will he two large wards and
two small wards and forty patient
rooms. On each floor VIII be the toi-
lets and baths, service rooms, diet
kitchens. linen closets and store
rooms. On the first floor will be the
Office, waiting rooms and receiving
room, The latter room will be 80 by
10 feet and in the north wing of the
building
On the fourth floor will be the oper-
ating department with north light as
together with the dressing rooms, VIII
have a floor of heavy lead lining over
concrete construction The wainso
coating Will be heavy white tile and
the walls white glazed enamel On
the fourth floor Will be the sterilizins,
anaesthetizing, washing and preparing
rooms.
The floors throughout will be of
hard wood and specially prepared fer
helping TO exclude and prevent dust.
The doors Will have no panels which
will prevent the accumulation of dust
In the entire building special atten-
lion has been paid to the sanitary fea-
lures IN order that each room will
be free from dust and germ carrying
material
Electric Elevators and Dumb Walters.
Electricity Will form an important
feature Of the building in that cleo
trio elevators for passenger and dumb
walters for distributing food from the
first floor will be used exclusively.
The stair and elevator shafts Will be
inclosed with f1reproof wired glass
In the electric wiring for lights as
well as for the house telephone and
signal service, great care has been eX.
ercised in securing the best and safest
methods. The plumbing will call for
l25 distinct fixtures,
Signal Service 4 Feature.
A feature of the signal service Will
be the noiselesS signal system When
call is made for the nurse for a
certain ward or patients room a light
is flashed over number on the switch
board in the nurses room. The sys-
TEN is so arranged that the light con-
tinues 10 burn until the call is an
swered An automatic attachment al
so registers the length of time the
light burns By this method II VIII
be easy 10 check up on the nurses In
determining how promptly the calls
are answered.
A reading room will be provided for
the men as well as the women and Il
smoking and rest room for the men.
The porcheS at each end of the build.
ing, and TO which double doors open
from each floor, viii serve as a con
valesceDts summing porch. The
porcheS will have stairs from one TO
the other which will serve as a fire
escape.
The Heating System.
The distribution of steam through
the building for heating and other pur-
poses, special study has been given
the subject and the services of the
I best consulting engineers has been OBJ
! taIped to insure the installation of the
! best possible system The heating and
power plant Will be in a separate build
ing In the southeast corner of the hos
/ pital lot. The boiler room, which IS
( 10 furnish the steam for heating pur.
poses as well as water for stcrilizing
and cooking purposes. will be on the
first floor of the steam plant The
second floor will be devoted exclusive
Is TO laundry purposes which will be
equipped with the most modern ma
chlnery In the laundry will be the
ironing and disInfecting rooms.
/ Nurses Training School.
Another big feature Of the hospital
will be the nurses training school tc
/ be operated in connection with the in
stitution A corps OF trained nurses
will be secured and with the staff oil
competent doctors to direct the hos
pital VIII afford young ladies of tho
city an opportunity to become grad
uate nurses. AZ later date the build
ing OF a nurses home or cottage viii
be taken up by the board. 1t Is prob
able that some OF Ogden's prominent
citizens who will follow the lead oi
the Thomas D. Dee company and
build the nurses home.
Charity Patients VIII Be Received
The hospital Will receive patients
from the railroads. city county indi
viduals. corporations. etc. and vii
thereby be self-sustainiDg. The rev
onues OF the hospital will be used al
all times toward the improving Of tho
institution, erecting necessary build
lngs and replacing the apparatus witt
the latest improvements, while {
small fee will be charged in all cases
the hospital will accept cases OF {
charitable nature and the patients