Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-04
K|NG-C|TY ANNEX.
SECOND TO NONE AS
MODERN HOSPITAL
BUILDING WILL BE THROWN
OPEN TO PUBLIC DURING
EARLY DAYS OF OCTOBER
WHEN IT WILL BE READY FOR
PATIENTS


Hospital having taken place in the \
form of "A public inspection descrip'
ton of the interior has been prepared
by Architect John Hanifen, in which
is shown the fun modernity Of 4
structure destined to be one OF the
greatest assets the city has ever under
taken to acquire by public beneh-
cence. 1-1
Scores visited the annex Moniay /
and were enthusiastic in their praise +
OF the interior arrangement of the /
addition Being far enough advanced .
that an excellent conception can be /
obtained OF what the building is 10
be like when entirely finished. the
Monday visitors are convinced the
hospital will be second to none in
Illinois.
Formal dedication is scheduled for
some time during the early part Of
''NApbti' ho N't nv ' hdtt idS
been set, but it is expected no OBJ
structions will be met to delay the
opening during next month
Entrance 10 the building is secured
thru vestbule facing Clinton street
An octagonal lobby opens from The
main door on the left of which is
an Office, which will serve as a recep.
tion parlor for visitors. The paror is
easily found and will be of invaluable
service to the public having business
in the hospital.
On one side Of the lobby are the
rooms of the superintendent. On the
other side her private office Back OF
the lobby and cut off from il to keep
the Office noises from the patients. IL
large corridor the floors of which
are to be covered with the mastic lin.
oleum.
The first floor contains a nurses
station. two private rooms. five bed
Wari, waiting room for the out pa
tients. two dressing rooms. bath and
toilet rooms, drug dispensary. a
single room, diet kitchen and a
work room
Access is gained to the second floor
by an electric elevator, and by a
stairway.
The second floor contains diet
kitchen, bath and toilet rooms. n
nurses station, linen store room a
CLONES chute, six separate rooms,
three semi private rooms. a chidrens
ward. five bed ward, and an eight
bed ward
The third floor is 70 be devoted to
the obstretcal work and the operat
Ing rooms. This floor contains A Iief
Kitchen; utility room, a nures' sta
ton; an operating suite, containine
two separate operating rooms, a ster
ilizlng room, work room for the use
or the surgical nurses. a DRESSING
room. scrub room for the doctors
toilets locker rooms, and all the fea
lures OF a modern operating suite
-FOUR single rooms. two private rooms
one infants nursery and an obste.
rical room
Above the third floor. with acces.
either from the elevator or from n,
stairs Is a roof garden. with one o
the most beautiful views imaeinabl,
OF both up and down the valley. an,
of the bluffs at each side of the citv
The basement contains an X.ra,
room, with dark development room
an isolation room, with bath;
nurses room; dining room for In
help; locker room. with lockers Z,
store the patients clothing in: a larg
Kitchen, fitted with large gas range
steam table, cook table. a bntche
block water and coffee urns. ser,
ing table, silver and glass sinks and
vegetable preparing table and sinh
ON the kitchen is a large relrigerato
and cooling room, store rooms. and
tray room
All the furnishings for the hospi,a
with the exception of the loose furn
ture Is covered in the general cor
tract, which provides the sinks, table
and ice boxes for the dietician room,
the sterilizers, and sinks for the wor
rooms, the kitchen and laundry edui
ment and all the plumbing, sigma
systems and other many convenience
to be installed
The building is completely freproC
in every respect. II is constructed {
hollow tile, with metal lath, and ~
floor construction has been made
cement, the corridors to be coyere
with the mastic linoleum, and the d.
,tient rooms, to be hoored with on
layer Of maple wood The elevate
shaft Is entirely iireproof, being co,
struc,ed of steer, covered with metz
lath plastered over, and cut OFF froI
the main part of the building by do
bic steel and glass doors.
At each bedside in the building Is
signal cord, which when rang, ligh
up a light over the door. in front
the nurses station. and in the otTit
on the main floor and these lights ca
only be released by the nurses at II
patients bedsides.
The building will be heated thruol
by vapor vacuum steam syster
with the boiler rooms in the old bull