The broad ax., 1914-03-21
THE NEW DIXIE HOSPITAL.
hueh Needed Institution at Hampton
Has Ample Modern Equipment.

uoen Neeoeo INSTITUTION At Hampton
Has Ample Modern Equipment.
Hampton, Va.-The new Dixie hos
pital connected with the Hampton in
stitute in this town was recently COM
pleted at a cost Of over $4,000. The
building fund donation list shows that
DR.. Albert Howe Of the Hampton in
stitute was able to secure the hearty
cooperation Of the people Of lower
Virginia and Of many others through
out the country. The hospital with
Its excellent equipment viii minister
to the needs Of both white and colored
people living in Hampton and the
neighboring communities.
DR.. Howe says in his report:
'The new building is pleasantly sit
uated on the shore Of Hampton creek
amid trees which add much to its at
Effectiveness and comfort, and is very
accessible, being on the car line, but
far enough removed to insure privacy.
There are four wards Of ten beds each
and two overflow wards, which have
been finished or In the third story, 70
be used when necessary. There are
fourteen private rooms, a diet kitchen
for them and one for the wards on
each floor; a finely equipped operating
room, with steriliZing and dressing
rooms for physicians and nurses ad-
Joining; the necessary administration
omces, dining rooms for staf and for
nurses, kitchen and serving rooms. and
over these, separated from the hos
pital by brick wall. are twenty rooms
for nurses.
Both building and equipment equal
II they do not surpass any hospital In
the state and give opportunity for q
far wider scope Of usefulness in the
future. The Dixie Is the only public
hospital on the peninsula, and many
cases come to It from Cape Charles,
Williamsburg and the surrounding
country. These as well as the imme-
date community viii reap the benefits
Of its increased facilities. The new
nurses home viii enable the training
school to enlarge its number and to
add to the efficiency Of fits graduates
about 5000 must stil be raised to
complete the payment for building and
equipment. The report Of the building
fund shows that about $4,000 has al
ready been given, but extras over the
contract price and the cost Of grading
and equipment are large, and Of the
meager furnishings Of the old Dixie
little was worth transferring to the
new. In looking forward to a large
future the accomplishments Of the past
year must not be forgotten. Nearly
$50 patients have been cared for, and
the medical and surgical reports show
with what excellent results. There
have been tweny-four nurses In
training. They have come largely from
Virginia, but various parts Of the
south and west are represented, and
among the number are two Indian
girls.
THE nurses recently had an oppOr-
tunity to prove themselves In an emer-
gency when the laundry, a frame
building closely adjoining the nurses
home, was Destroyed by fire. 1t was
well after midnight when the IRE was
discovered, and It had gained such
Roadway that the other buildings were
In danger. Undoubtedly the flames
would have spread to them had not
the nurses formed a bucket brigade
and kept walls and roofs wet until
the Hampton fire department arrived
While they were unable to save the
laundry. their prompt assistance pre-
vented more serious damage"