The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-04-27
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DIS. w. F. Metcalf and H. E. Stafford,
Two Members of Commission,
= Have Returned

DR.. William r. Metcalf and Dr. Ho-
nlei r Sanford. two members OF ,he
commission appointed by the trustees
OF the Detroit General hospital Co visit
the leading hospitals OF Europe and Sc
cure Ideas for the new modern hospi-
tai soon TO be erected In this city. re.
turned home Tuesday morning GA the
Wolverine, Architect William b.
Straiton. tire third member OF the com
mission. was called TO Elmira. y. Y.
his old home. by the illness of one OF
his relatives, and viii not reach the
clty until Wednesday or Thursday As
soon as be returns. work ON the plans
for the new hospital viii be resumed
in earnest and several helpful sug-
gestions received abroad Will be in
corpoIateG in them.
From what we have seen We have
already decided OH the material TO be
used in The floors the ventiating and
heating plans 10 be followed. the dis
tances between buildings. the height
OF the ceilings and other details said
DR.. Metcaf to The Times. These
matters may he said To be settled
Other points may require some further
discussion but We will endeavor to
Incorporate in our institution the best
ton and equipment that We found In
the IS hospitals We have visited. in
Guiding % I'm this country and 90 in
Europe.
n considering the. nt.ets of Detroit
We found four hospitals of especial
value to It's They are the Schoenberh
In Berlin, the city hospitals In Dussel-
dorf and Nuremburg. and the Linden
burg In Cologne. All are new institu-
tions OF thoroughly modern construc-
tion and splendidly equipped"
Ii vas in Germany. said DR.. Metcaf.
that the commission found hospital
construction and operation in their
highest development The German
idea is now beginning 10 take root In
eouthern Europe. evidences OF which
Were found in numerous cities where
hospitals are now being erected.
In England we found the highest
development OF nurse-training that was
In evidence anywhere continued the
doctor The spirit Of Florence Night
ingalc seems 10 have survived there.
The English nurse is high order OF
woman and has an official standing in
the English army Her services are
in demand in all continental countries.
In London We found a great deal OF
new construction work going on In old
hospitals. but no new ones.
The commission did not visit France
for the simple reason that they did not
feel that the information to be gained
would warrant the cost In time and
money. This decision was reached
after The doctors had talked with
many persons who were familiar with
the institutions of Paris and other
French cities, including a number of
French people
In Oxford Or Stafford met and
lunched with the renowned Or. Osler,
formerly of Johns Hopkins university,
who Is now professor Of medicine in
Oxford university. DR. Stafford de-
scribes him as a man OF wonderfully
fine qualities.
In Hamburg the party spent a day
with F. Ruppel. one OF the foremost
hospital designers OF Europe, who
drew the plans for an immense new
hospital now under construction in
Santiago, Chill. Ia this instance q
commission was sent to Europe TO
obtain ideas just a. was done by the
Detroit General hospital Mr.. Ruppei
told his visitors that he plans tour OF
America Tor hospital study next year,
and promised 10 stop over In Detroit.
As Illustrating the undesirability Of
converting an old hospital into new.
modern institution of the pavilion
type. the doctors cite the Aiiegemeine
Krankenhaus. in Vienna. one of the
most famous institutions OF the old
world Instead of trying to rebuild