The Bourbon news., 1912-10-11
Work On Hospital Progressing

With the view of having the w. w.
Massie Memorial Hospital ready for
occupancy at the earliest possible dateE
the work of Improving the old G. G.
White property in While Addition,
which was purchased by the hospital
commissioners for that purpose, is be-
ing pushed with all haste. and while
there is vet a large amount of work to
be done before the building Will be
thrown open, there lis every evidence
of the keenest activity on the parta of
the contractors and those who have the
improvements under their SUPERVISION.
Notwithstanding the fact that Ethere
has already been vast expenditure
for the hospital. building and the i'm
provements so far, which has about
consumed all of the surplus devised
tor the purpose, there will no doubt be
ample funds for the completion OF the
work that has been undertaken, al
though il may be necessary to solicit
privat and popular subscriptions. to nm
Ish the building and tit it out properly.
The scarcity ofsfunds will make 1t
necessary to abandon the plan tor a
colored ward at.present, but it IS prob
able that sum sufficient to construct
an addition and tfi out apartments for
the colored peopleswill be raised. The
colored lodges Of this city have a sum
of 81, 600 tor this purpose and proml-
nent business man of this section has
made the proposition to furnish ter
per cent of. the total cost for coloreo
ward. 1t is said the entire cost vii
be about $500. little more than one
third. of which has been raised.
A visit to the building yesterday morr
ing for the purpose of getting an idea
of the arrangement, was made by
News reporter and while the building
is yet far from completion it bears the
outline of a most complete hospital
and far above any in the state of Ken
tucky outside of the larger cities.
The lower fioorsswith its two commo
dious rooms and hall has .been ar
ranged to provide for nine private
rooms which are sufficiently large TO
twoebeds each. The front hall it u
planned to convert into the business
Office and a portion of the west side o
the building will be equipped for thu
matrons' room, which will be modernl!
fitted with all conveniences. The low
er floor also furnishes ample space TO
an emergency operating and receiving
room, with an entrance from the EaS
side and without communication to th'
remainder of the building. The nurses
dining room will also be located on tn
first floor.
One of the latest improved electri
elevators extends to the third floor o
the building, and the shaft for this i'm
provement has about been completed
The equipment was purchased at
cost of 81, 200. A clothes chute. wit
which all modern hospitals ar
equipped, will extend from the thir
floor to the basement, in which will b
located the laundry. Electric dunn
walters will extend to each floor,
A new steam heating system will b
so fitted as to furnish heat for the dc
partment for colored people, when
is constructed, the capacity of the Out
fit being, sufficient to supply both de
partments. The remainder of the base
ment aside from the laundry and spac
allotted for the heating devices wi
be utilized as compartments for OF
streperous patients.
The second floor of the building viii
be divided into three wards. one fl
male and two for female patients. tt