The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-07-27
BONNIE TERRE'S MODERN
HOSPITAL ABOUT READY

lphlllf lflI' h'ElNltIi - nearing
completion and will probably be DC,
cupicd next week Without ques
tiun this will he one of the best anc
most modernly equipped hospitals
in the state of Missouri. The most
paintaking effort and scientific STUDY
/ have not been spared in the plans
and general arrangement, and while
1t is built primarily for the treat.
ment Of the wounded OF the st. 10.
seph Lead Company, the NJ. r. d b
/ T. Ry. and their allied companies
/ the great public need Of such a hos.
pital in this thickly populated dis.
trict has been felt for years and the
services of this splendid institution
will be thrown open to the public. Ii
j. announced that people wishing to
take advantage Of the services may
90 into the hopital under the care Of
any reputable physician in the coun-
IT, All cases will be accepted, ex-
ccpt contagious and acute alsoholir
diseases.
Largely to the efforts of DR.. Harry
Pustom is this magnificent piece
uf work due, and while he is modes;
Iu claiming any credit it has been
through his untiring persistency
that Bonnie Tcrre can claim the dis.
tjuctIuu VI having one Of the fines,
hospital buildings in the state.
situated n it is in the seclusion
of tn" beautiful shaded park near
the lake, With gently sloping and
we'll drained surroundings, the lOca-
ton il ideal. From every view
point 10 Is Il much desired place. T..
summer il is well shaded with ma
liy" trees that furnish protected
homes 10 every bird known In Thu
latitude
In winter it will be protected from
the severe winds and is at all times
far removed from the noise and stir
of the busy town.
Will" ii is meant To serve thr
companies of the lead industry, it il
an Institution unto itself, incOrpor-
atcd under the laws Of Missouri
with II capital stock of $4,000. 70
serve the company alone, SO much
floor space and lavish expenditure
Of money would not have been neces-
Sary. But st. Francois county has
more than &c, 600 people living with
in its boundaries, with practically
no hospital service closer than st.
Louis, and even then the cost of
city service and the great incOnveni-
ence of being TO miles from home,
keeps Il great many people from get
ting the care that only Il well regu-
lated hospital can give. Then too,
a great city with its crowded condi-
lions, is not the ideal Of hospital
work. Reputable hospitals situated
in the country are coming into de-.
nand and II is not visionary to an
ticipate the desire Of st. Louis PEG
pie To be treated in the Bonnie Terrr
Dr. Harry Postun will be in
charge. While he is young man.
he is peculiarly fitted for this work
Probably no man of his years ha,
lad the breadth and thoruughurss I
VI training that has been the good I
fortune OF this home hoy.
And not only is IT to be hospital .
IF service but a training school for /
nurses where our home people in
stead of leaving home as many have
lone and taking a three years course
n distant hospitals, may enter the
work at home and get the very hest
At present there will be
I've in authority. DR.. Harry Pos
on in charge, with one assistant, a
graduate of Johns Hopkins Miss
n - ri 10 IlufnrH ipt |
Salter, night superintendent, aud
Miss Lulu NJ. Lacy, superintendent
If the operating room.
The student nurses will be selected
rom the young women of the county
Who are physically and education
lily qualified and will take the rcgu-
ar three years after Il two months
trial. For the present
he following have been selected:
Misses Jennie O'Leary and Gertrude
Thomas of Bonnie Terre, Miss Reba
Halle of Pennington and Miss Weik
If Wales Mines. The number of
student nurses will Of course be gov
,rned by the demand for service.
The main building is l36 by 10 feet
md ~ stories high. In the base.
nent will be the dining rooms for
he employees, laundry and general
service of this kind. The first floor
will have the physicians office, wait
ng rooms, laboratory, two 10 bed
one ut either end of the build
ng, one four bed ward, nurses of.
ice and operating room. On second
floor, operating room, sterili2ing
rooms, private wards and many con-
veniences for the sick The third
Iloor is unfinished but can be made
to accommodate almost any demand.
The equipment is so fine and there
Is so much of 1t that our limited
space will not permit an adequate
description and the public will have
to see TO appreciate what We have
In our midst.
II Is the plan of the management
to have an open day in the near fu-
ture, ut which time the public will
be invited to be shown through the