Evening journal., 1918-06-13
S25.173.417 spent
ON ARMY HOSPITALS
Last Six Months Work In
cludes Barracks and
Nurses Quarters
THOUSANDS OF BEDS
ALSO ARE ADDED

WASHINGTAN, June i3--In the last
six months 25.i73,H7 has been spent by
the government on additions and inn
proyements TO the hospital establish
ment OF the army. The new buildings
consist OF hospitals. conyslescent bar
racks, in0rmaries and nurses quarters
and the figures given represent only
work that has been finished or which
is nearing completion.
J To both OF the hospitals at Camp
Gordon and Camp Dodge a 50O-bed ad-
ditiOn, including officers and nurses
quarters, has been built at a cost OF
s55OOOO.
Additional two-story ward GONZALES
cent barracks are being provided at Ma
tional Army and National Guard base
hospitals. adding from 800 TO 900 beds
10 each hospital. The total estimated
cost OF this construction is S9,t79000
Umbrella sheds % connect these bar
racks are being constructed.
At each National Army cantonment
two regimental inflrmaries have been
erected, while one reglmental in1rmary
has been constructed at each National
Guard camp and remount depot. The
total cost OF these Is estimated al
$4,000.
At National Guard camps and National
Army cantOnments dental innrmars
operating buildings have been erected
at an estimated cost Of $4,000 A den
tai innrmary and an eye, ear, nose
and throat clinic have been erected az
each National Guard camp, at a total
cost Of si39,2OO.
An additional iJOO-bed hospital Is now
nearing completion at Camp Merritt, at
a cost Of si,fi5,OOO Work TO cost about
s220OOO Is being done at Camp Stuart to
provide a tent hospital and additional
hospital buildings. The engineers train
ing camp at Belyoir, Va, will soon have
finished a 5OO-bed hospital, costing ST.
i2j 900.
The following construction Is In prog
ress at the United states Army gen
eral hospitals:
At Walter Reed General Hospital,
Washington, u. c., additional hospital
buildings; estimated cost. s733, 400.
At Denver. Colo, a iOOO-bed tubercu-
losls hospital: estimated cost, si,l20lOOO.
At Azalea. n. c., a iOOO-bed hospital
for the treatment OF tuberculosis pa
tienls; approximate cost, si325,OOO.
A i20-bed hospital Is under construc-
lion at the Norfolk Quartermaster Ter
minal. Norfolk, Va; approximate cost
s2O5. 600.
A i5OO-bed hospital has been erected
at the United States General Hospital
No. 3. Colonla. \. j.; estimated cost
si.6i2.O0O.
A United States General Hospital No
s, at Fort Mcpherson. Ga, additional
two-story quarters for nurses, accom-
modating iJ0, are being erected, at an
approximate cost Of Sss,7
A hospital for the care and education
Of blind soldiers known as the United
States General Hospital No. Z is beins
erected at Roland Park. Md, at an es-
tlmated cost OF si4O,ii6.
A tuberculosis hospital capable Of car
ing for $50 patients is being construct
cd at General Hospital No. 8 at Otis
vile. n. T.. at an esNnated cost OF
s957. 900.
The Lakewood Hotel and Florence
in the Pines" at Lakewood, n. j., have
been leased for hospital purposes at
an annual rentaf-Of s5s.500.
A hospital that will care for 1862 pa
tients is nearing completion at Fox
Hill. n. Y, which will cost s2,O7j,0O0.
At General Hospital No. IL. at Fort
Ca, two-story convalescent /
barracks are being erected, giving add