Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1920-01-04

CluhlOu tuSTSWitu are lASALOIl0D 0ibu
dressing -rooms for physicians. The
dressing rooms contain individual
lockers ana the lavatories. being of
modern design, make unnecessary the
turning on or off Of water by the hands
the faucets being located underneath
the washbowls and operated by con-
tact with the knees.
As part Of the surgery there 10 a con-
sultation room for conferences between
surgeons and physicians. A store room
completely furnished with supplies
needed in the surgery il conveniently
located.
NEATLY FINISHED I
The operating rooms are finished in
glazed tile wainscotings. white marble
door frames and tile floors. An up-to-
date sterilixing room IL part of the
surgery. Visitors from other cities
have said that the surgery department
compares favorably with that Of any
other hospital of like size in the west.
A we'll equipped laboratory Is part
of the hospitals equipment. Among
it's equipment are Bausch & Lomb
microscope and incubators. The lab
oratory is under the direction of Sis
ter NJ. Honorine.
The entire number Of rooms in the
hospital is $50. including the rooms oc-
cupied by the sisters living at the hos
pital. Fifteen or 20 of the rooms occu
pied by patients have private bath in
connection, and a lesser number OF
rooms have telephones installed. There
are numerous bathrooms for general
use, and all baths are supplied with
natural hot water from the plant OF
the Boise Artesian Hot & Cold Water
company. One special bathroom is
equipped with an up-to date sitz bath
and bathtub for continuous baths In
addition to the private rooms the hos
pital contains five wards, which ac-
commodate IS patients and the hos
pital building contains three sun
porches, which are quite popular dur
ing the many sunny days with which
Boise is favored in the winter season.
RECREATION ROOM
The basement story Of the hospital
contains the student-nurses' class
rooms, dining-rooms for sisters, stu
dent nurses and special nurses, kitchen
and store rooms for supplies. On this
| floor the student nurses have their
recreation room, fitted with music
reproducing machine and a good supply
of records, the Gift Of st. Alphonsus'
| nurses alumnae. ,g.s. l., i-5
| On the second floor of the hospital
| the chapel Is situated, where every day
! in the year at o'clock in the morning
holy mass is offered for the well being
of the sisters, the nurses and the pa
tients of the hospital. Here, also at
other times in the day sisters. nurses
and patients come to spend few min
utes in this chapel dedicated to divine
worship and here they receive strength
from on High to carry them through
the trying moments of their lives.
Patients Of every creed and those of
none will bear witness to the value OF
this room dedicated to Him who said
Come unto Me, all We who are weary
and heavy-laden, and I will give thee
rest"
| WINDOW DONORS
The stained-glass windows in this
beautiful chapel were given by James
Wilson, j. Johnston, Mr.. and Mrs. Mar
tin Curran, Rt Rev. A. ]. Glorieux. Mr.
and Mrs. Dennis Crowley and the
Thomas Finegan family.
In 1906 a nurses training school wa,
established In connection with the hos
pital ana since that time goodly num-
Der Of nurses have been trained to cart
for the sick and injured. Upon com
pietion OF the three-year course grad
yates receive the pin and diploma o.
| tnS IOsPlSdi. bo COuISO 40 oibioi "
, courses given in other good nurses
training schools. the department beinf
in charge Of sister superintendent
| There Is at present great need for re
cruits in this field. and young womer
wishing to enroll in the training -schoo
are urged to communicate with Siste'
NJ. Sylvina, superior Of the hospital.
HOLY CROSS IN CHARGE
/. st. Alphonsus' hospital il under tn
) direction Of the Sisters Of the Hol.
, Cross. a ministerlng sisterhood who's
mother house Is at Notrs Dame. Ind
and whose membership now number
about 1000 women, doing works o
education and mercy.
. The order was founded in 1914 ant
r is modelled along the lines of simila
4 Catholic organizations in Europeai
countries. The members Of the orde