Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-31

X-ray indirect operating light, prob
ably the only one in this part of the
country. The steriliZing equipment is
the best that money can buy, being
manufactured by the American Ster-
iliZing company, recognized as the
largest hospital supply house in the
country Beyond the supply room to
the south and connected with the OPP
Grating room by private hall is the
doctors wash room, complete in every
| detail
| The maternity delivery room is on
! the third floor within easy access to
the 5terilizing room, and Immediately
across the corridor is the crib room,
/ or nursery, where the newcomers are
| washed and weighed and tucked away
in little wire mesh baskets, which are
/ placed on shelves after being labeled.
/ Water for bathing the infants is fed
| through a tank, an even temperature
being maintained by thermostat. A
! shampoo spray is used in bathing the
babies, so there will be no danger from
a swift flow of water from the faucets.
! On the first floor west of the eleva-
| tor shaft is the emergency operating
room, which is to be fully equipped by
/ Clark Swanson of Rock Island. Here
all patients in need of immediate sur
gical attention of a minor nature will
| be cared for.
! 10 hayr lob mr. IITslS.
not reached by the hospital board I'M
/ til the building was nearly completed,
but since there is to be one, it like
every department of the institution,
will be of the very latest 1t is to be
situated in the northwest corner OF the
I basement and will be equipped COM
plete for pathological purposes.
Two rooms in the northeast corner
of the basement are designated as the
isolation department, one room with
bath being for the patient and the 9TH
er for an attendant. This department
is set aside for emergency, and will
serve as a place for keeping isolated
from other patients persons who
might develop contagious or noxious
diseases.
Just to the west of the isolation de-
partment is the morgue, which is tC
be equipped for post-mortems. The
room for this purpose has been
thoughtfully selected next to the ele-
vat0r so that corpse may be re-
moved from the building through the
south basement entrance without dis
turbing the inmates.
Vacuum Machine Station.
Another small room in the basement
will be utilized as vacuum machine
station. There will be two outlets or
each floor and the apparatus may be
started or stopped by simply pressing
a button
Entire east half of the basement viii
be used for the X-ray department
comprising the main operating room, 6
dark room, toilet, and treatment anC
reception room, and plate storage
room. An X-ray machine complete
manufactured by the Scheidel West
ern X-Ray company will be installed
The dark room is absolutely light.
proof and a special system of ventiIa
ton is used so as not to permit an,
= light.
Many interesting features NAV be
found in the boiler room. In the frs
place there is down-draft smoke
consuming boiler turned out by the
American Radiator company, pro
/, nounced by Mr.. Cervin to be the hes,
in the country 1t is provided with two
systems OF heating, high pressure
steam and general vapor. In addition
1t is equipped with a garbage burne,
an almost indispensable feature in :
hospital. Another garbage burner, us
ing gas is to be installed on the thirf
floor also.
, West of the entrance on the frs
floor is the linen room while on tbt