The Irish standard., 1910-11-19
NUNS SANITARIUM
Hospital Opened for tuberculosis Pa
80 tients of Religious Orders.

A fine sanitarium has just been
opened at Hyde Park, near Reading,
Pa, where members of SisterhoodsI
suffering from tuberculosis, or with
any tendency in that direction, may
go for proper care and treatment. This
is the first institution of the kind in
this country, being solely for the use
of nuns and no other patients will be
admitted.
The sanitarium will be in charge
of Missionary Sisters Of the Sacred
Heart, whose motherhouse is In Hill
trup, Westphalia, Germany, and who
came especially to take up the work.
Seven Sisters. thoroughly trained in
hospitals in Cologne and Buer, are
in charge Of the hospital under the
of Sister Electra.
While the sanitarium was established
chiefly for members of the Sisterhoods
laboring in Pennsylvania, admission
will not be denied others from differ
ent states, up to the full capacity of
the institution.
Formerly Seminary.
St. Michael's Sanitarium was for.
merly a seminary for young ladies'.
When the building was abandoned as
a seminary, Archbishop Ryan placed
1t under the management Of the Rt.
Rev. Mgr. George Bornemann. The
latter has borne the entire expense
of renovating and furnishing the
building and improving the grounds
along modern and sanitary ideas. He
purchased an adjoining farm of
eleven acres, with fine buildings to
be used to supply the eggs and poul-
try that may be needed at the sani-
tarium.
About fifty acres of woodland to
the north of the buildings have been
transformed into a park, with wind
ing walks and hundreds of shade
trees. The grounds in the immediate
vicinity of the sanitarium have been
beautified in many ways. The loca-
ton of the institution is very desir-
able, being on a high elevation away
from smoke, dust and dirt, and
splendid view of the surrounding
country can be had from all sides.
DR.. A. M. Rothrock, superintendent
of the Berks County tuberculosis san
itarium on the Neversink mountain,
rendered valuable aid to Mgr. Borne
mann in fitting out the new institu-
ton. An artesian we'll on the premises
furnishes an abundance of pure drink
ing water. which is piped to the insti-
tuition by means of compressed air.
The sewage from the institution is
conducted to a concrete settling tank
built under ground, where it is disin-
fected and allowed to run into an
other we'll thirty feet in depth.
Institution Thoroughly Equipped.
The institution has a capacity for
sixty patients. Sun porches encircle
the entire building on all floors but
the fourth. Along the front Of the
sanitarium the porches have a length
of 120 feet; extend along the sides
for seventy feet and are twelve feet
in width. The porch floors are Of
yellow pine. On the first floor one
large apartment 10 devoted to the
kitchen, which is laid in red and
white cement tile. The kitchen is
thoroughly equipped in every way and
has an immense double range and
three ovens. The dining room is 81 by
AZ feet and is finished of in white
pine.
Another large department Is devot-
ed to laundry purposes, being
equipped with stationary tubs of the
latest design. Rain water, drained
into twenty-fve-foot cistern is used
for laundry purposes only. Two other
apartments on the first floor are fitted
out as lavatories. The building ia
heated with the hot:water system. An
assembly hall, 80 by SO feet in dimen-
sions, has been fitted up for the pa.
tients on the first floor.
In the center of the third floor is
the chapel, one of the most beautiful
of its kind to be found anywhere.
The altar installed was made by the
students of Josephinum college, Of
Columbus, o The chapel has seat.
ing capacity of sixty.
The remainder Of the third floor is
fitted out with sacristy, sitting
room, chaplain's room and bed and
bath rooms. The fourth floor is de.
voted to the headquarters of the Sis
tiers in charge of the maintenance of
the institution. An Independent cleo.
trio light plant, including storage
battery and an elevator service, has
been provided.
Family all back from the summer
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