The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-01-19
PERFECT HOME FOR PATIENTS
Sanitary Arrangements Regarded as
Perfect While Decorations and Ap-
pointments are Decidedly Pleasing
to All.

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not as yet been formally turned over
! by the contractors scores of people are
visiting the institution every day and
! it is the consensus of opinion that the
hospital is the most complete institu-
| ton of the kind to be found in any
city of Wisconsin in class with Ken
osha. The hospital is the latest word
in hospital construction and when the
people of the city are given chance
to view the finished work of the board
of directors it is thought that the la
Dor of these men and women will be
deeply appreciated.
It is a hospital in every sense of
the word and the construction is such
as to make it possible for it to meet
the demands of the city for many
years. From the basement to the roof
the very latest ideas of hospital con-
| struction have been followed. The
big building is heated by hot water,
but the heating plant is entirely separ-
ated from the other part of the build
| ing, making it impossible for the dirt
from the boiler rooms to get into the
other portions of the basement. The
| decorators are now completing their
work and the building will be ready
the first of next week The hospital
| will have every facility known to
science for the caring for the sick and
wounded. In the basement Of the
| building are to be found dining rooms,
a kitchen, store rooms, while in the
front of the building two rooms have
| been set aside to be used as a ward
for patients suffering from contagious
diseases. This ward has been arrang-
ed so that it will be completely isolat-
ed from the other portions of the build
ing but at the same time it will offer
a splendid place for the care of the I'M
fortunates.
The main floor of the building will
be used for the Offices of the hospital,
class room for the nurses, reception
rooms for visitors and rooms for the
care Of patients. From top to bottom
the construction and finish of the
buildingcis identical. The building is
fire proof and the only wood used is
"a ha found tbo wiz, Il Oxr,o o.,1 Jooro
These are of heavy oak. The floors
are a combination Of cement, rubber,
sawdust and other material producing
very pleasing effect. There are no
angles at the meeting of the walls and
the floors and the joints are so rounded
off as to make it possible to clean the
building thoroughly in all it's depart
ments. On the second floor are num-
Der of wards, "a number of private
rooms, bath and toilet rooms and diet
kitchen. On the third floor the same
arrangement is followed with the ex-
ception that one of the larger rooms is
equipped for use as an auxiliary oper-
ating room.
| On the fourth floor the entire north
end of the building is given over to
| the operating rooms and the rooms for
the preparation of the patients. The
main operating room is situated in the
center and it is one of the best equip
ped operating rooms to be found any
where. Adjoining it are two auxiliary
operating rooms, while on the south
and east is sterizing room which
| has every equipment. Just back Of
this is a second room which is to be
used exclusively for the sterilizing of
| bandages. The remainder of the rooms
on this floor are given over to private
rooms for patients with the usual mum
Der of bath rooms and the diet kitchen.
At the south end Of each of the cor
ridors there is an open porch which is
to be used for sun baths for the pa
| tients.
/ Iu6 HfSG IQett GudG SJTlhoS d V1S1GOT
at the hospital is the idea OF sanitary
arrangements. The floors, easily clean
| ed, the walls in the softest tints, but
| decorated entirely with wash paint
and the great expanse Of white enam-
ell in the rooms and corridors indicate
| that the idea of sanitation has been
closely followed. The plumbing in the
building is all of nickeled plate pipings
and all the fixtures of the both rooms
and toilet rooms are of white enamel.
One of the features of the new build
| ing is the decorations of the rooms
and corridors. This work was done by
the J. G. Mccarthy company of Chi
cage under the personal supervision of
J. L. Dunkle.
| The wood work throughout the build
| ing is finished in white enamel with
| two coats of enamel following four
coats of white lead. 1t gives very
pleasing appearance. The wall work
is finished in fat paint in different
tints The wards and number of the
| private rooms are in a soft tint of
apple green with cream ceilings. Priv
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