The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-09-23
SANITARIUM
IS OPENED
COMPARES FAVORABLY WITH
ANY HOSPITAL IN STATE.
Sanitation Perfect, Equipment Com
plete, Nurses Thoroughly Trained
Under Supervision of DIR. ID. o.
Works. Builder and Owner


The opening of the new Works
Sanitarium. located on north Levee
Street which occurred last night was
the occasion OF reception to the
public, given in honor of the event
by DR.. b. O. Works, owner and
builder of the institution An ex-
ceedingly large number OF represen-
tative people from Brownsville were
there and were shown through the
entire buuclng They were greeted
at the door by DR.. and Mrs. Works,
assisted by Misses Gaedcke and BO-
CART, who wore the usual nurses
attire of white.
The visitors were first taken through
the lower floor after which they were
shown through the sanitarium prop
err. located on the second floor, con-
sisting OF an operating room, steFIllZ-
ing room, surgeon 5 room, laboratory
and two associate rooms with accom-
modations for several patients The
rooms for the patients are equipped
with the regulation hospital beds
and they are arranged with a view
TO the comfort of the patient as well
as sanitation. At each bed is an
electric bell button on long cord
so that it is always in reach of
patient
The operating room is without
doubt the best equipped in the state.
The walls are in a white eggshen
finish, the floor is of Venetian mo-
sale pattern The corners of the
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be thoroughly cleaned, and directly
over the operating table is sky
light The entire equipment of the
operating, sterilizing and surgeon 5
room as well as the laboratory is the
most mouern in every respect.
On the third floor is located the
dormitOry or the nurses quarters,
arranged in such a manner that any
noise from other portions of the
building cannot be heard there.
On the first floor are located the
living rooms of the resident physi-
elan, DR. Works, reception rooms,
3arlOr and Offices
sround the entire building, both
Upstairs and down, are spacious gal
leries. there being in all two humid
red lineal feet of galleries and one
thousand feet of corridors, while the
entire building is screened Win the
finest wire.
Taken all in all the sanltarium is
one of the most complete in the
nTjre SoutrlanD cn0 would DO cred
it to city many times the size of
brownsville Not only are the
building and equipment the most
modern in every respect, but she
general arrangement with view to
comfort and sanitation is excellent,
as well as the taste that has been
displayed in the furnishings.
To give a more vivid idea of SAN
itarium to the public. last night an
ambulance painted white and rubber
tired, with the red cross on each side
of the drivers seat, drawn by two
white horses, stood at the door
During the evening a string or
chestra furnished music, while de
liciOus fruit punch was dispensed to
the guests by Miss BOgart, assisted
by Miss Pearlee -Owse and DOnnetta
Smith
The sanitarium Will be directly
under the supervision of Dr. B. o.
Works, although it is open to any
reputable physician in the valley for
attending patients Mrs. B. Q.
Works, who is a graduate nurse, is
matrOn Miss LeOla Gaedcke of Cal
weston and Miss BOgart of Louis
vile. both graduate nurses, are en-
plOyed in the sanitariUm and Miss
Jones of Lufkin, also a graduate
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the next few days.