Evening journal., 1912-07-24
MATERNITY
HALL READY
Delaware Hospital Provides
Modern Accommodations
for New Babies
INVITE PUBLIC TO
SEE THE DEPARTMENT

Maternity Hall, the splendidly
equipped new department of Della
ware Hospital, will be open to the
public for inspection tomorrow and
Friday from s to 9 o'clock in the af-
ternoon and to o'clock In the
evening of each day. There will be
representatives OF the Board of Man
ayers present to show the rooms to
the visitors. The new department
will be placed in service after Fri
day
The department occupies the wing
used formerly as the nurses home,
and which was the original building
Of Delaware Hospital Il has been
reconstructed and first and second
floors now make a maternity depart
ment unsurpassed for its convenient
arrangement and thoroughly modern
equipment
The attractive rooms with their
white enameled woodwork. dainty
furnishings. and vases of flowers. will
be very pleasant and interesting TO
inspect. and the Delaware Hospital
managers are anxious to have the
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that the state can boast so excellent
an equipment
The nursery will doubtless attract
the greatest attention. II has the ap-
pearance of n big dollhouse. Every
thing is snowy white from the will
low basket scales where their small
majesties are weighed. to the port
able compartment crib, where a
quintette may crow and laugh or cry
without disturbing the rest Of the
hall
The department will accommodate
Is patients. On the first floor are
two rooms with four cots, and single
private rooms. Upstairs are the
larger, private rooms, and a semi
private room for two patients. The
private rooms are furnished with
dainty, be-ribbonod bassinets. and
with box-couches for the use OF the
nurse All have comfortable willow
armchalrs, and white dressers and
tables.
An interesting item is the signal
electric-button Instead OF summon
ing a nurse by a noisy ringing of a
bell. this button, pressed by the pa
tient, lights an incandescent over
the door in the hall outside. The
enamelled screens are covered with
removable, washable white sheets.
Everything in the rooms is easily
cleansed Electric lights and steam
heat are I'm every room, and all have
ample closets for keeping Of gar
ments and supplies.
The kitchen, from which meals
sent up by dumb waiter from the
hospital kitchens are taken to the
various rooms by the nurses, is a
cleverly furnished room. II has rows
OF large wooden trays. on which the
meals will be served There is a gas
stove. a jolly-looking sociable tea
kettle and a shining sink and fau-
Gets.
The airiness of the rooms and
abundant light makes the new hall a
most cheerful place. The light walls
and white furnishings add to this ef-
feet the dark floor being the only
dark finishing in the place, and even
this Is dotted with light, washable
rugs.
The modern and scientific arrange
ments In the delivery room are mat
ter Of pride 10 the hospital manage
ment.
The wide porches provide delight
full retreats for convalescents. One
of the most pleasing features about
the hall is the beautiful view OF
| Brandywine Park and of the Della
ware rive TO be seen rfrom porches
and upper windows The public is
invited to inspect porches as well as
/ rooms.