The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-12-29
NEWS OF THE NORTHWEST

nurses. There will also be. recreatio,
and lecture rooms as the ground foo
or the east wing will be devoted en-
tlreIy TO rooms and accommodation
for pupil nurses. This floor will ais,
De devoted to the. use of the sister
Tor the refractory n work room. On,
portion will be used for the x-ra,
department. This wing will also in
clude the general kitchen, with tn,
most modern equipment, also thu
bakery, cold storage, general storage
room and the underground root eel.
lar, all In direct connection with the
Kitchen. A serving room will open of
the kitchen will be SO arranged 80 as
to communicate with the diet kitchen
or all the upper floors by means of ar
elevator.
The First Floor. .
The main building and the main
entrance to the hospital, with the
business office will be equipped with
a. large vault for the storage of
records. to the left, and to the right
Will be the general reception room.
h north n south wings will be
couple by private rooms for patti
ents. and many of these rooms will be
connected with private bath. Elk
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located the chapel with quarters for
the hospital chaplain.
The Second Floor.
This floor will be devoted entirely
to patients, n in addition to the
private rooms, In the north and south
wings, will be located two general
wards. In the main building extend
ing back in the east wing will be the
sisters dormitories and community
rooms.
The Third Floor.
The third floor arrangement will be
a duplicate of the second, with wards.
private rooms with baths, and the
sisters dormitories in the east wing.
The Fourth Floor.
Ihls foor will extend one story
ABOVE the wings on either side and
Will be devoted entirely to operating
rooms, sterilizing rooms, and labora-
tories, arranged to give an abundance
Of daylight from all sides. TO the
rear OF the east will be the maternity
department, equipped with all modern
appliances.
Service Building.
This building will be entirely
separate from the main building and
VIII contain the boilers, dynamos and
equipment on the ground
moor, while above will be the laundry.
On still another floor will be quarters
for the help. A portion of this build |
ing Will also be arranged for an isola-
tlon ward, where suspicious con- |
tag1ous cases may be and
kept under observation. This depart |
lnent Will be equipped with kitchen. |
ana nurses room, and arranged so |
entrance can be made from the
outside Of the building.
Ambulance Entrance.
The ambulance Is located to the rear
the main building, and is in direct
connection with the electric elevator,
SO that helpless patients NAV be
transferred directly with minimum
The entire building will be
plped for a most complete vacuum
leaning system. At the end of each
wing VIII be a large sun porch con
lectlng with every floor, so arranged
nat the patients bed nay be rolled
% the fresh air at any time,
A Pioneer Institution.
st. Alexius hospital was established
n Bismarck in 1884, and Sister Boni-
ace, the present mother superior, has
Oeen IN charge tWenty-one years. She
-ully realizes the gigantic project she |
has k in the construction Of the
new hospital, but Is confident that the
task can be easily ACCOMPLISHED.
When the hospital was first started
there were but eight sisters at the
INSTITUTION while now a force of
twenty-five is engaged. AS there will
a training department. in the new
institution the force will be greatly
increased.
Intended for a Hotel.
The present hospital building was
erected in 1884 by Alexander Nc
henzle and Richard Mellon for hotel
purposes and was designed to suit the
Of the members of the state
legislature. In 1885 the building was
by the sisters Of st.
8eendict, and the hospital was opened
the management of Sister
superior AleAia, who came from st.
-loud, Mimi, and who was succeeded
~ Sister Regina, who remained till
Sister B%oniface came here in 1895.
Her Lies Work.
Sister B%oniface has given this. hos
oltal her most earnest and devoted
through the succeeding
ears, and at present one cannot fail
o observe that she is the controlling
spirit, and admired by all who have
in contact with her in this most
loble work. The old building will be-
'old, and is in such condition that II
be utilized for public purposes.
The erection Of the new hospital will
mean e. great advantage to Bismarck
which is the leading hospital city
of Chicago. The two hospitals
If the capital city rombined care for
'Ver 1000 patients annually, and when
his new institution Is completee the
will be greatly increased.