The daily sentinel., 1910-06-18


$4,000 hospital in Grand Junction
to be built by the National Order of
the Sisters of Charity Just east of the
location of the present hospital on
| Ute avenue. between Tenth and
| Twelfth. When completed, by the
first of January, 1911. which is the
definite date set for the completion,
Grand Junction will have the finest
hospital in the West The building
will cover a floor space of SjX54 feet,
Three stories and half high, with
full basement and every known mod
ern convenience and sanitary and
scientific equipment.
The plan of building an addition
! to the present hospital has given way
to the decision to construct an abso-
lutely new building from top TO bot
tom connected with the old hospital
only by dumb walters and the veriest
tapping of corner. The old hos
pital will be abandoned for the pur-
pose which II has served the past
several years and will be transformed
into a nurses home and kitchen.
For several months the Sisters,
with representatives from higher or
ganiZations, have quietly and per-
sistently gone about the business of
drawing up the plans and perfecting
the arrangements until. when the first
notice Is given to the press, the small
est detail has been perfected and the
plans drawn. The only thing which
remains to be done before the actual
building will start is the awarding of
the contract. The call for bids will
be made next week
Some of the new features of the
building, and it would be impossible
to mention all being limited for space,
are. an electric elevator, a suite of
operating rooms, sterlizing rooms.
anaesthetizing room, Doctors dress
ing and washing rooms, gently inclin-
ed ambulance driveway to the center
of the building. diet kitchens. electric
light signal system eliminating the
noise of the bell system which is dis
tressing to the invalid. a modern ven
tilation system, a fire-proof stairway,
flre escape system, mammoth sleep
ing porches, dumb waiter system so
that no cooking will be done in the
building, sun porches. modern cleo
trical laundries. electrical blanket
heaters, gas water heating system so
that water of any desired tempera-
ture can be drawn in any part of the
bhiiuihts WdTu, WIDE cor
ridors, and perfect heating system.
The exterior walls of the building
are to be built of Delta pressed brick
trimmed with stone. The design of
the building is such that it will add
inestimable to the beauty of the
neighborhood. II is of a Spanish
mission style and is attractive in ev-
cry particular and yet the greatest
attention has been given to the fit
ting of the interior part of the build
ing for the greatest comfort and con-
venience of the patients. More
thought has been for the comfort of
the invalid than of the outward ap-
pearance of the building.
The basement contains the furnace
and furnace rooms. elevator machin-
cry rooms. laundry. etc.
The first floor contains the offices
washing rooms. and on this floor will
be the big maternity ward. consisting
of three private rooms. toilets. baths.
etc.
The second floor, has seven private
patient rooms md four bed ward.
The third flo'r has four private
rooms, sterIizing room. doctors dress
ing and wasting rooms, etc. The
attic. or as it might be termed. the
fourth floor. Will contain spacious
storage rooms and places for many
other uses.
The building is to be erected
with all due consideration for future
enlargement as the growth of the city
shall demand The sketch of the en-
tire building which will some time be
erected covers two whole blocks and
will cost in the neighborhood of
xOOn Onn tS a hanttffnI hniIlf n
throughout and TO grasp the perfec-
tion of design and worth of the new
hospital one must pour over the plans
and study each intricate detail and
view the building as 1t will look
when completed.
One admirable characteristic of the
structure is the fact that it will be as
nearly fire-proof as human ingenuity
can make It. Supposing a fire should
break out in any part of the building
and II becomes necessary to remove
the patients. those who cannot walk
will be rushed to the elevator the
sides OF which are encased in strong
fire-proof walls. Those who are able
to walk can come down the stairway
in perfect safety. Automatic doors
close and are ceiled alright and re-
gardless of how thick or disagreeable
the smoke the inmate can walk down
the stairway in perfect ease and
breathe pure air.
The electric wiring is done in con-
duits, the walls of the operating
rooms are enameled and the floors
are tiled. The air shafts go up on
the outside of the building and each
individual room is provided with an
individual ventilation system. Con-
tagion of disease will be almost an
impossibility.
Should a patient desire nurse he
presses button at the side of his
bed. this lights a green lamp over his
| door, another in the Mother Super
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