The Cairo bulletin., 1913-01-29

ed at the foot or ~ the head 10 any
position desired The beds are ex-
ira high 50 that the nlIrse is not re-
qui~ed 10 scoop IN caring FOR the. pa
uent. Beneath each bed IS a smaller
one TOR use OF the nurse or a reiG-
tive who can roll il out into tae
room when IL is necessary 10 re-
main all night in attendance upon
the patient
The other urnitura OF the rooms
is OF mahogany. BIRDS eye maple or
other beautiful wood INC patient
who desires a nurse has on Y 70
touch pash button and a red elec
iris light is iashe> over his door ia
the hall ana when the nurse needs
assistance she mas only TO turn en-
n green emergency light and VITA
ont leaving the room her summons
is answered rhere are no bells IN
the entire building with the cxcep-
ton OF those OF the telephone system
THE ilomal which Il Il very COM
piete one, Every room is supplied
with phone which is connected 70
, as to reach the various parts oil the
building.
Four roops on each moor have a
private bath pen each floor is a
special diet room whe-e the food IS
brought from the Kitchen on dumb
waiter Each of these rooms So
equipped with Gas range, and an
artificial warmer where the food can
be kept warm until served
For the pleasure and comfort OF
patients on each floor overlooking
Ser enth street is large enclosed
sun porch glassed in winter and viii
be screened in summer the root
can also be utilized b. patients who
desire the open air. 1t affords good
view of the city and the surrounding
country
There are now in attendance four
nurses Miss redersfron is the head
nurse, she is from thee Augustana
hospital OF Chicago Miss Mcbride
and Miss Barth who have been as
$ stants since the hospital uptown
was established are IN attendance
In the fourth moor o. the building
are located the operating rooms, as
complete as can be found anywhere
These are OF chief interest to the
profession There are two operating
rooms. one TO be used entirely To-
what is termed clean eases. These
rooms are abundautly lighted born
by natural and artihcia Hght Every
device known to modern surgery has
been provided and the operating
tables are OF the most approved
type. Almost everything IN these
rooms is spotloss white ana every
thing is arranged 80 that the hands
OF the operators can la Kept tree
from contact with anything abou.
the room. Adjoining THESE operat-
ing rooms is an anesthetic room
whe-e the patient can be placed un-
der influence before being taken in
70 tue ipfidtlHS EthtltS anu 50 ue re-
lieyed OF the shock OF seeing the
room where the operation is to be
made.
Sterilizino Outfit.
Another room = equipped for
sterili2jng all the articles that have
been used in operations One room
on this floor mas been furnished tor
, obstetrtcal eases
Any physician can take his eases
TO the Bondurant hospital Ii was
built to provide perfectly equipped
institution where anyone can 80 and
receive the care and treatment that
can be provided usual only in the
larger cities. Any phys;c an and
surgeon in the city or ont o. the
/ city can have the advantages af3rd-
! ed by this hospital at any time Tor
his patients
| The hospital building was erected
/ BY the q Hartman Contracting
Company OF St Louis from . ans
prepared by G. knsener the local