The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-23

tacles and the like will have to pass
through a sterilizer before leaving the
department.
The children's department will CON
sist of a large, wel1-Hghted, eighteen
bed ward with private rooms serving
kitchen, etc. connected with a large
day room or children's play room
which opens into a wide airing bal
cony at the south end of the ward.
The children's ward will be finished
with a monitor roof, giving air and
light and the decorations will be of
an interesting, pictorial character.
The ward will be divided into four
sections by glass screens
The maternity department on the
first floor provides for sixteen-bed
ward which, like the chi1dren's ward,
Will be seni-divided- into four divis-
ions of four beds each, with screens
protecting one section from anothe r
but allowing free circulation of Zig 1t
and air. A three bed ward and pri-
vate room provided for further sub
/ divisions. This plan is SO arranged
that the noisy portion, such as serv-
ing kitchen, sink room, creche or baby
room Is kept as far away as possible
from the patients.
| The wash rooms, both for babies
and children, are unique, inasmuch
las no tubs are to be used but the
child win be sprayed by water of an
feven Temperature and SO washed that
no child comes in contact with any
ntensil that any other child has been
in contact with. BY this method much
infections may be .ayoIded. 49, ~
The second floor of the maternity
pavilion will be divided almost who'll
ly into private rooms, there being
fourteen single roqns and one double
room. The same provision for SER
vice rooms is made as in the story be-
low
"a -
/ is taken care of at the north end of
1.-the building by providing for two de-
livery rooms. with steriltzfag room be-
tween, a doctors waiting room, toi-
lets, etc.; also a babies inf1rmary, 50
as to make it possible to separate the
sick from the well babies. On both
the first and second stories are ample
airing balconies adjoining the wards
flor both the mothers and babies.
| The growing popularity among
prominent surgical and medical men
to place the patient absolutely in the
open air makes it desirable to pro-
vide for this method of treatment by
| a roof ward. This is taken care of in
this hospital by extending a portion
of the building another story, afford
| ing space for the elevator. stairs, sink
room, isolation and serving kitchen
and large roof ward of sufficient size
to accommodate twenty or thirty per-
sons.
| In order that the nurse should do
her best when at the bedside of the
patient, she must have her own room
and an opportunity for rest and re
Taxation, and the Nurses Residence is
one of the essentials for hospital
growth. The plans as contemplated
when completed will provide for about
one hundred and fifty nurses Only
a portion3ts now contemplated, to ac-
commodate about seventy-two nurses
The main entrance is on Mill Hill
avenue and especial attention has
| been given to the comfort and well
being of the nurses Ample reception
rooms are provided and a large library
and lecture room connecting provide
for entertainments and lectures. A
study room is provided on each floor
An enclosed portion provides for the
i quiet of night nurses and an mfr
mary. with toilets and serving kitch
ems, provides for the accomm odation
of five patients.
A spnaII laundry is provided in the