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 public inspection descrlp-
ton OF the interior has been prepared
by Architect John Hanifen, in which
is shown the full modernity Of a
greatest assets the city has ever under
taken to acquire by public beneli-
cence. esq
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 to
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
October As yet no definite date has
been set, but it is expected no OBJ.
structions will be met TO delay the
opening during next month
Entrance 70 the building Is secured
thru a vestibule facing Clinton street
An octagonal lobby opens from the
main door, on the left of which is
M Nph chs
ton parlor for visitors. The parlor 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 it to keep
the ONCE noises from the patients. Is
large corridor the floors of which
are to be covered with the mastic lin,
oleum.
The first floor contains nurses
station, two private rooms, a five bel
ward, waiting room for the out pa.
tients, two dressing rooms. bath and
toilet rooms, a drug dispensarv n
single room, a 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 a die,
kitchen. bath AMI toilet rooms a
nurses station, linen store room \
clothes chute, six separate rooms
three semi private rooms, a children's
ward, five bed ward, and an eight
bed ward
Inc third floor is % be devoted ia
inc obStretical work and the onerat
ing rooms. This floor contains a lie-
Kltrhen; a utility room, nures' sta
tion' an operating suite. containinc
TWO separate operating rooms. n ,ier
iiiz'ng room, work room for the use
OF the surgical nurses. a dresslna
room scrub room for the doctors
toiletS' locker rooms, and all the fea
lures of a modern operating suite
TOUR single rooms, two private rooms
one infants nursery, and an obste.
rcal room.
Above the third floor. with Access.
eitrer IRON the elevator or from .bc
stairs Is a roof garden. with ono y,
'he most beautiful views jmapinah,e
OF ooth up and down the valley ann
OF the bluffs, at each side Of .ho ci,y
me basement contains an y.ro,
iooHl' with dark development room
al ISOLATION room, with a bath; >
nurses room; a dining room for IN,
help: a locker room. with ,ockers ;,
store the patients clothing in: = lare,
Kitchen, fitted with a large gas rorao
steam table, cook table butche,
DOCK water and coffee urns. sorry
ing table, silver and glass sinks and .
vegetable preparing table and sir,,
Oh the kitchen is large refriperato,
ana cooling room, store rooms ana .
tray room ''''
All the furnishings for the hosni,o,
win the exception of the loose furri
lure Is covered in the general con
tract, which provides the sinks tablo,
and Ice boxes for the lietician rooms
the sterilizers and sinks for tho worl
rooms, the kitchen and laundry eauin
ment, and all the plumbing. sigma
Systems and other many convenience,
to be installed.
The building is completely frenroo
In every respect. It is constructed n
hollow tile. with metal lath and ~,
hoor construction has been made n
cement, the corridors to be coyere,
with the mastic lnoleum, and the m
dient rooms, to be floored with nm,
layer of maple wood The elevate,
shaft Is entirely freproof. being con
strlcted of steer, covered with meta
lath plastered over, and cut of, fron
the main part of the building by dou
Die steel and glass doors.
AT each bedside In the building Is 3
signal cord, which when rang. light,
up light over the door. in front n
the nurses station, and in the otBc,
on the main floor, and these lights car
only be released by the nurses at IN,
patients bedsides.
The building will be heated thruon
by vapor vacuum steam system
with the boiler rooms in the old buil1
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