The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-04-16
MEMORIAL HOSPITALS
EIGHTEENTH YEAR
Very Successful Year of This
Worthy Institution.

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of the most successful in the history
of the Memorial hospital. This insti-
tuition is doing a grand work and
since its inception eighteen years ago
has proved itself of the greatest value
to the community.
BY the last will and testament of
Miss Myra M. B. Brookfield, late of
Morristown, the testatrix devised a
house and lot situated on DeHart
street in Morristown to certain gentle
men, in trust, for the uses and pur-
poses of hospital. By an amicable
arrangement with the residuary de-
visees, this property was sold and the
proceeds of the sale, supplemented
by liberal subscriptions from the pub
lie, were used in purchasing the pres
ent site of the hospital on Morris
street.
The general hospital was opened
for the reception of patients October
18th, 1893, and the Barker pavilion
but few days later.
On September 10th, 1898, the hos
pital was removed from the old build
ing to the first section of the new
Memorial hospital building called "The
Anna Margaret Home for Gonzales
cents"
"The Anna Margaret Home for Con
valescents'' is of fire-proof construc'
tion, on the first floor of which are
meeting rooms for the directors
physicians and Woman's association
superintendent office, nurses dining
room, pantry and kitchen. The sec
ond and third floors contain ten rooms
for private and convalescent patients.
The operating, etherizing and steril
izing rooms are also in this building
and are thoroughly equipped anG
ready for instant use.
A pathological laboratory and q
room solely for the treatment of dis
eases of the nose, throat, eye and
ear work.
An electric elevator reaches al
floors.
In February, 1909, the West Wing
of the hospital was opened for the
admission of patients. The building
is also of fire-proof construction and
contains four wards, two surgical and
two medical, for maleand female pa
ten private rooms, sun parlors, bath
rooms and other apartments contain
ing various facilities for special work
The children's ward is on the third
floor of the West Wing and contains
ten beds
A roof garden, for the use of the
children's ward, is easily reached
from this ward.
On May End, 1908, "The stone Me
morial," a gift of grounds and build
ing for nurses home was presented
to the hospital by the late Mrs
George f. Stone.
The Barker pavilion for contagious
diseases, situated well in the rear OF
the main building, is heated with hot
water, lighted by gas and electricity
and has in separate wings, a suspect
ward, containing two beds, a scarlet
fever ward of twelve beds and a
diphtheria ward of eight beds.
This building has apartments for
nurses and several bath rooms and
is connected by telephone with the
main building.
There are three ambulances, one
for general hospital use and two for
contagious diseases.
During the past year the endow-
ment fund has been materially in
creased by $500, by the endowment
of "The jeanette d. Chambers room
and "The Langdon bed" This fund
now amounts to nearly 100000
There is great necessity for this
fund to the hospital and it's work
as the interest is used towards pay.
ing the general running expenses.
The opening of the children's ward
has been of great benefit to the little
patients, who can now be cared for
more efficiently than heretofore.
The children's roof garden, opened
last June, has proved that fresh all
and sunshine are of invaluable bene
fit to the patients.
The work of the training school
for nurses during the past year has
been most satisfactory. Miss Nc
Knight and Miss Bauer have proved
skillful managers.
The number of patients received
and treated in the main building were
$40, which is 72 more than have ever
been received during a single year
heretofore and only 80 were treated
in the Barker pavilion as against 161
year ago. The number OF patient
days treatment in the main hospital
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