Morris tribune., 1911-04-28

need it, up to the amount of the con-
tribution.
The corporation or association hos
pital has been a popular mode of OBJ
tanning hospital in country districts,
and could be recommended for our
community but for one question, viz:
it's maintenance. 1t is generally con-
ceded, as we said before, that hos
pital in country district will not be
even self-sustaining for at least a
number of years; and where people
are called upon to subscribe for stock,
or make other contributions, they will
probably not be willing thereafter to
contribute annually for the mainten-
ance of the institution.
3rd. City Hospitals:
Under Sec. 1873, Chapter 8, Gener-
al Laws of Minnesota, 1895, under
which chapter our city is Incorporated,
the city council is given authority to
"erect, provide for, improve and re-
pair. .... hospitals. medical dis
pensaries. quarantine hospitals ......
and such appurtenances. accessories.
apparatus and equipments in connec-
tion Herewith as may be necessary. -.
..... and to acquire by purchase, gift,
or condemnation, lands for sites for
such buildings. -
The expense of building and equip
ing a suitable hospital. will, however,
be so great, that in city of this size
it will be almost prohibitive.
4th. County hospitals:
Under Chapter 2O7. Sec. 1, Gen.
Laws of Minn., 1907, counties are
given authority to issue bonds "for
establishing morgues and hospitals -
The authority of county to erect
and maintain a county hospital can
readily be inferred from this chapter.
Chapter 347 of the Gen. Laws of
Minnesota, 1909, gives county boards
authority to "establish and maintain
a public sanatorium for the treatment
and care of persons afflicted with
tuberculosis. Provision is also made
for the administration of such hospital.
1t may be stated in this connection,
that the secretary of the State Board
of Health is desirous of having the
provisions of this chapter extended
so as to give county boards authority
to erect and maintain county deten-
tion hospitals for the care of persons
afflicted with any contagious or in
fectious disease. The secretary of
said Board stated to member of your
committee, that on his recent visit to
Europe he found such hospitals estab-
lished in various parts of England,
and there known as "Fever hospitals.
In order to reduce the expense of
maintenance incident upon the care
of patients afflicted with different con-
tagious diseases, these hospitals are
upon the "cubical plan, -
that is to say, large ward in such
hospital is divided by glass partitions,
into a number of units, each unit hav-
ing separate ventilation system,
and bed. Thus patients
are isolated, so far as the communica /
tion Of disease is concerned, as effect
ually as though they occupied different
buildings, but have all the privileges |
Of seeing and communicating with other;
patients in the same ward but in other
units" One nurse is thus able to
care for a number of patients affiict-
ed with different diseases. On account
IF sanitary precautions, there is no
Danger of carrying contagious diseases
from one patient to the other. The
said Secretary was especially desirous
IF seeing this plan adopted in this
State; and although this is not strict
" in line with the work of your COM
mittee, vet we are of the opinion that
this plan of caring for patients afflict-
ed with contagious or infectious
diseases, might be successfully adopt
ed in connection with any general