Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-08
HOSPITAL PLANS,
NEARLY FINISHED,
CALL FOR LATEST
New Features Included IN De-
sign for Proposed Angus
tana Institution.
WILL BE BUILT U SHAPED
7,,e. Stories IN Height, With One
Wing for Men and Other for
TIE Women Patients.

Architect Olaf Cerviu Is putting the
srishing touches 20 the plans for the
-ev 100000 Lutheran hospital 10 he
erected this fall in the twin-cities. A
soon as they are finished they viii be
presented to the board for approval
some OF the striking features Of the
rev institution may be noted by an ex-
animation OF the first drafts OF the
mans now In hands OF Tie solicitors
The general plans is that OF a U-shaped
bafldinz. three stories IN height. OF ire
proof construction throughout. The
no wings viii point 10 the south. thus
securing the greatest amount OF sun
shine for the rooms. and "a special ef-
fort has been made TO have every room
which patients viii occupy exposed to
direct sunlight All Offices, operating,
reception. and storage rooms are put
n the north side OF the building so as
not TO take up any room on the sunny
side.
The FIRST foor will contain the N-ray
department, wards OF small size, OF
from two 10 six beds. none over six.
Offices. diet kitchen. stan dining room.
etc
Sexes Are Divided.
one excellent feature of the arrange
ments Is the division observed through
out the building of having the male pa
tents in one wing and the female pa
tients in the other wing OF the hospi-
tai. with separate bath rooms. nurses
stations. etc, for each wing. There
vill also be large sun parlor at the
end OF each wing on each floor. making
six in all.
The second floor will contain the pri-
vste rooms. many of them with private
baths Here. also. will be found the
very complete maternity suite, includ-
ing nursery and other necessary rooms
and nurses station. Linen rooms are
found on every floor. Here are also
the rooms for the internes, complete in
every detail.
The third floor contains tie operat-
ing suite. consisting OF one large oper-
ating room, one small operating room. a
sterilizing room. On eye, ear. nose and
throa- examination room, doctors and
nurses separate wash rooms. duty
rooms. etc. Here Is located also the
children's suite. consisting of one wIrd
for boys and one for girls, with capac-
fly for twenty children, two quiet
looms. toilet and bath rooms for each
department. and the nurses duty room
provided with glass partitions so that
the whole department is constantly I'M
Ger supervision.
Basement Well Utilized.
The basement contains a large gen
sral kitchen. diet kitchen. bakery !
YARN pantry. cold pantry. triple refriG-
e-stor. three kitchen storage rooms,
landry receiving room with clothes /
chutss leading from all floors. a large /
lsundry. helps dining room and toilets. (
morgue and steriliSing room. The ster-
liking room Is so arranged that soiled I
clothes from patients passing the ex-
amination room above are received at
one end and discharged at the other in
10 separate room for clean clothes on
y. Here there is also an isolation
loom with separate toilets. a patients
oeker room and three general storage
looms
In the attic. Isolated from the rest of
he hospital, is the pathological labor
fory
All corridors vii be at least nine feet