Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-11-01

Of the rooms TOR use Of the distinct
nurse. There even she must nave
places in which TO store her equip
nent used in her work. Here is a
corridor that is used for a private
room. Out TO one side liz built a sec
lion. winch affords more light 10 the
Inprovlseo room and more breathing
space TO the ones have occasion to
pass through the room
Into this medium sized room have
been placed two beds where II was
meant that but one bed should be
placed. This is a private room which
is stretched TO a Two bed ward TO fill
the demands.
The dining roum for the nurses is
dark. because the patients. corridor
shuts OF the light. The kitchen ad-
joining this dining room il darker If
possible, on account OF the new wing
shutting of the light
The X-ray room in the old building
Is IN she basement Here are taken
pictures Of patienr's broken limbs and
aIIing organs. The room is most an
handy being small and not most con-
venleut!y arranged. Patients must
ne taken down the elevator TO the
basement. The equipment in this
room is very efficient after the pat
lent finally reaches mere but the way
10 the room is most tedious and tir-
ing TOR a sick person.
a splendid supplement in keeping
with the new wing is the new nurses
hnrnef gift from Mrs. J. Manchester
Haynes by the Will Of her husband
Ninetr-siz feet long and 40 feet
VIDE IS the new wing Of the Augusta
General hospital, which is located TO
the south, and slightly toward the
rear OF the main building. The new
building is 4T feet from it's founda.
ZION, having basement and three stor-
les.
In the basement is the dining room
for the staff, this roUm being feet 3
inches long. The nurses dining room
Is alsn IN III basement and is = feet,
inches long. A store room IS feet
by L. feet is well fitted for the pack
ing away of commodities for use in tina.
department Of the building The main
Kitchen which occupies almost all the
south END Of the building in The base
msnt is B feat long and most hanrily
eqt ppei.
Storage room for fruit. kitchen sup
ply room. a conveniently placed refrig-
orator with exterior ice entrance. a
dlet Kitchen, are all aiso in the base
rnent.
The refrigerator. most essential 9nr.
Of any we'll regulated hospital is nine
feet square
A WIDE corridor. AZ feet long extends
me entire length Of the first floor and
The second fiuur as well. Out f-on this
corridor OF either side are the various
executive rooms. coincidence ir that
Inc corridor rs lust as long as the eIe-
vatur SHAFT in che rear NJ -he building
~ deep. The elevator extends from he
basement up through. reaching all the
floors
FIRST on the left hand side of the cor
riaor at the entrance in the Office Of
she superintendent of nurses. Adioin-
me tnRt is the admitting ruum These
TWO rooms are under une-sturv roof
ana built onto the main corridor
thrse-bed ward. 81 feet long. and
indows between the reds. women
toilet. mems toilet kitchen. 10 feet Inng;
nedicine ciosat; sink room; bath. eight
rel ward with six windows. occupying
he south end of the building all are
on the east side of the building.
On the west side Of the building. first
story, are: a four-bsd ward an isola-
ton room; another four-bed ward and
a linen room Each Of the four ward
rooms are e feet long.
In the kitchen are stsam tables for
serving food. tray racks. rerriaerztu-
and kitchen equipment. shis being the
big hospital kitchen
The second nnor OF the new wing In
devoted entirely 70 sick rour,a Herr
are nine private rooms on the west
si1e. On the east side are four private
rJuns. q sink rum and hath The