South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-11-17
Completion of These Structures
Will Give County One of Best
Equipped White Plague Sani-
toriumS in the Country.

When the administration building
and incipient case pavilion of the new
anti-tuberculosis hospital. contracts
for which were let Monday by the
county commissioners, are completed,
St Joseph county will have one Of the
finest, if not the finest county institu-
ton of its kind I'm the country. It's
total cost will be s21.725. 1t will be
modern in every respect and unique
in some of the details of construction
which are copies from the latest Ger
man institutions of the kind.
The administration buildingNo of red
brick and plaster Will be a twO-story
building As by 76 feet standing be-
tween the two pavilions and connect
ed with them by a covered passage
way which will extend from end TO
end of tho entire building The pavil-
ION for -iIcSpient cases will be of the
same size and style as the pavilion
now completed, la feet long with
two rows OF rooms opening through
double doors onto wide verandas or
open corridors running the full length
of the pavilio-l at front and rear.
The reception rooms, business ad-
ministratiOn offices. laboratory and
surgical dressing rooms, dining rooms
and living rooms for superintendent
and nurses will occupy the admins
tration building. The dining room for
patients and the smaller one for the
attendants together will accommodate
60 people. Each pavilion will ac-
commOdate "a patients.
Accept Charity Cases.
Roth nav and charity oaCac will na
accepted, the state law providing for
payment according TO ability TO pay.
the maximum charge TO be based up
on the actual cost of treatment The
hospital is located on a 96-acre farm
which will be worked, the products
10 be used as far as necessary by the
institution and the surplus sold. A
garden and 800 chickens we're cared
for this summer by those patients
who were able to work.
The resident superintendent Of the
new hospital is DIR. j. a. Duggan and
the nurses are Mrs. Hudwell and Miss
Hintman.
I'VE have aimed. throughout" said
Or. r. /. Sensenich of the Anti
Tuberculosis league Tuesday morning.
Ito make the hospital the last word
in sanitOrium equipment and l believe
we Will have succeeded. when the
building is completed and that st. Jo-
seph county will have not only the
first county hospital under the new
law but the finest of its kind in the
country"
For the first time. the anti-tubercu-
losis hospital will be enabled TO care
for advanced as we'll as incipient
cases. Heretofore il has been cramp-
ed for room and authorities thought
il unjust 10 exclude patients who had
a chance for recovery to give place 10
those who We're considered hopeless.
Will Care for Children.
Thus far the majority Of the pa
tients at the institution have been
adults but with the completion of the
new buildings il will be possible 70
take in charge many children which
the authorities say are living in the
city under conditions which are per
mitting the disease TO gain more
headway yearly. None OF the q pa
tients who at present are in the hos
pital will be able TO leave before the
spring The institution has been
practically taxed 20 its capacity since
soon after il was opened in the early
fall. Patients have sought treatment
almost daily and it is only the lack
Of room which keeps out many.
Architectural beauty has been
sought in the construction of the
building as well as utility The style
Of architecture is that Of the Mexican
mission which is the best adapted 10
the open construction which is neces-
sary FOR the purpose to which the
buildings are put. The interior of the
administration building Will be finish
ed in " White enameled hard wood with
tile floors in the bathrooms and tie
toilets. The dormitOry buildings viii
have cement floors and the walls and
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