Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-08
NEW CONTRACTION WARD FOR
NEW LONDON HOSPITAL
Provided by Mrs. Alfred Mitchell
About Ready to Open.

The new contag1on ward connected
with Memorial hospital In New Lon
don, which has been in process of con-
strQction for over q year. is COM
pleted EXCEPT for a few minor details
and within q few days WILDE In use,
The new ward was made possible
through the benevolence and munifl-
cence of Mrs. Alfred Mitchell OF Ocean
avenue, who is the donor OF the in
stitution. Mrs Mitchell realized the
great need of such a ward and she
forthwith proceeded TO make Memo
rial hospital a gift Tor the purpose.
Mrs. Mitchell set aside 800, goo for
the building and it's maintenance. The
building has been erected and equip
ped at an expenditure of $50, 900. The
remaining $4,000 set aside by Mrs.
Mitchell will be utilized as an enI1ow-
nent fund for the maintenance Of the
ward
The building itself is of handsome
design, composed of brick and of solid
and heavy construction. The interior
woodwork is of ash and the finish of
the rooms was all done with a view to
santa ton
The building is a two story struc-
ture, the first story being half under
ground. On the first or ground floor
are located the laundry lavatory for
infected room, incinerator room. clean
room. two dressing rooms for nurses
and three lavatories for patients
Main Floor of Ward.
The main or hospital floor of the
building contains the rooms for pa
TENTS the Office. kitchen, bathrooms,
operating room, and linen room The
entrance TO the building opens into 4
large reception hall off which is the
Office where patients who are to be
admitted to the ward are taken. There
they are given a thorough physical
and medical examination, prepara-
tory to being assigned to rooms, The
office is connected with the main cor
ridor of the building SO that after the
patient is once admitted TO #, he or
she will not be compelled TO return
to the reception hall and expose it to
contagion.
The main floor OF the building is
divided by corridor which runs the
length of the building off which all
the rooms on the floor open, The
long corridor fs Undivided into three
compartments which by shutting doors
can be entirely isolated from each
other.
The middle compartment will be for
the use of the physicians, nurses and
visitors, no patients being allowed into
IT from any other part Of the build
ing. Nurses on duty. however, will not
necessarily be confined to any one
compartment as the care and technique
USED IN SANITATION ana preventative
precautions. which will be compulsory.
will make IT perfectly safe.
No part of the ward will be devoted
to any special kind Of disease. The
arrangement and construction of the
ward makes this unnecessary. While
one room In the building may con-
tain a smallpox patient, In the ad5ofn-
Ing room there may bs a measles case
and the room across the hail have
a. sear1st feYsr patient. without any
danger to zach other of cross infee=
tien, provided tbs necessary preeah-
tons are taken by the nurses.
capaeity for 80 Patisnfs,
While tha ward is st present only
equipped with 2b heds it has 8, swell
ing capacity of 50 in case Of efneF=
geney and epidemies. There is plenty
of floor space iB which beds or cots
ceuid be set up.