Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-12-19

engineering. Inc fixtures are OF the
best ritreous or enamel ware, set up
open and.in the light. All fixtures are
connected with an abundant supply OF
fresh hot and cold water in circulnt-
ing system of pipes, properly air cush-
ioned to give free, nOiselcss circula-
ton throughout the building.
The heating system embraces a bat
terry OF the celebrated Kewanee boilers
installed in such a manner that one
or both can be used at the same time.
10 insure even temberature the Dun
ham vacuum system was adopted
avoiding all pounding, Kissing and
odor so common in less efficient
plants. To supply an abundance OF
clean, fresh air there has been INSTALL
ed Il positive fan system by means of
which the air OF the entire building
may be changed every ten minutes,
at the same time not creating drafts
which might prove injurious to pa
tients.
The Devils Lake General Hospital
has Accommodations for forty. Among
the many conveniences is an electric
passenger elevator. connecting all
floors that is at the disposal Of all
patients. When 81 patient desires to call
an attendant all that is necessary is
to press signal button which is al
ways at hand. Immediately IL red light
shows over the floor nurse station and
another over the door of the room or
ward occupied by the patient. A third
light shows in the Office of the sup
erintendent of the first floor. The sig
nal lights cannot he put out except
by an attendant who answers the call
at the point at which is was lit or by
the patient giving a signal. This sys-
tenn is the last word in signals, it does
away with the noisy bell system which
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of the main lighting plant will not
become disarranged as is SO commonly
the case with bells. On each floor is
a "blanket warming" and supply room.
All bedding coming from this room
is sterile, dry and warm being walled
with steam pipes which are supplied
direct from the main boiler. Each floor
has local and long distance telephones
and any patient may be communicated
with at any time. nurses are always
at their various stations and gladly
give reports to those desiring them.
The Devils Lake General Hospital
has a fully equipped steam laundry
with special sterilizing and drying
rooms, it is run under strictly sanitary
rules by experienced hands. each piece
of machinery is operated by it's own
ton and SO avoids all noise Of machin-
cry which might be apparent under
older methods of installing.
The Devils Lake General Hospital
has Accommodations for forty patients.
Training School for Nurses.
The Devils Lake General Hospital
Training School for Nurses has re-
ceived a great deal of attention by the
faculty and has reached an efficiency
that makes it one of the great acqui-
sitions to the instution. The course
consists of three years of training
during which time the nurses receive,
almost daily. lectures and demonstra-
tons by members of the teachers
staff. The General Hospital is affiliated
with the Minneapolis City Hospital.
! two months of their training there to
observe contagions, infections and
veneral cases which are not admitted
to this hospital. This. however, makes
the course complete in every branch.
\ new department has been recently
added to the curriculum Of the train
| ing school namely. diatcticS. This is
under the direct supervision of a
thoroughly competent graduate who
devOtes all her time to the teaching
the nurses the proper food and its
prepa ration for the sick, also the
selection and supervision of the food
| for all the patients in the hospital.
| Up to the present time there are nine
nurses who have graduated from the
| Genera | Hospital Training School
who are all either experimenting
other hospitals or holding responsible
positions.