The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-07
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NEW HOSPITAL
Famous Baltimore Institution
Virtually to Make Over Unit
at S11,500,000 Cost.


been completed by the trustees oil
Johns Hopkins Hospital and DE-
Winford II. Smith. superintendent,
which call for the virtual recon-
struct,on OF the hospital group, 80
| far as most of the old buildings are
concerned, and an investment, in
Guiding provision for endowment, O.
approximately 81, 800 900.
TEAR DOWN OLD BUILDINGS.
Practically all the older buildings.
with the exception OF the administra-
ton buildings, will either be torn
down or remodeied. The hospital
grounds being limited and the plans
calling for much additional space, the
new buildings will go up in the air
rather than spread out over more
area.
1t Is not expected that all this work
will be done Immediately or even In
the next few years. although the first
unit will be undertaken next summer.
This will be the new pathological
building, Monument and Wore
streets It will cost 100000 and the
money for IL is already in hand.
The money for reconstruction OF the
hospital group and for the increase in
the institutions endowment Will have
to come from men and women or
large means. The campaign by
which II will be raised VIII not be
money raising campaign in the or
binary sense. DR.. Smith Is sending
out to men and women OF means VINO
are known to be Interested in the al
deviation OF the sufferings OF hui
nanity a simple statement or the
hospital needs and what II must
have if it Is TO continue the work IL
has done so successfully since 1t was
opened thirty years ago. lie conn
IDENTIFY expects generous Response.
It may not be immediate. but he feels
that the money will come. IL not In
direct gifts, then in requests.
WHERE MONEY WILL GO.
The manner in which 1t is planned
to distribute the money required
for the needs of the hospital Is
given as follows:
Additional funds for general hos
pital purposes. to be added to gen
eraI endowment. 100000.
women's clinic. to provide lor
obstetrical and genealogical patients.
100000.
(This building will be started in
1920 If building operations are pos
s;ble at reasonable cost. The money
has been given by an anonymous
donor.)
Out-patient or dispensary build
ing, to provide for one of the great
est needs of the hospital, $1,71A,O0o.
Endowment for dispensary. ST.
900, 900.
Extension of heating and power
plant. or new plant. as needed,
800 900 to 100000.
Addition to nurses home, to pro-
vide adequate living accommoda-
tions, social and class rooms.
$500, 900.
Teaching building for school of
nursing. s25O,O00.
Endowment for school Of nursing,
$75O,0OO
Convalescent branch, s2o0.000; en-
dowment $500 900; total, $75O.0oO.
s..OOO,0OO FOR CLINIC.
Medical clinic for men and women
suffering from general medical nerv-
Gus and skin diseases, modelled after
the lines of the women's clinic,
$500, 900 with endowment for medical
clinic. s1,50O,OOO; total, $2,00O.O 900.
Addition to service building. to
provide dining rooms. sleeping rooms
and kitchen accommodations, $780,
900.
Surgical clinic, to provide addi-
tional beds for men, women and
children requiring general surgical
and orthopedic treatment and treat
ment Of eye. ear and throat.