The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-05-31
GIVE. DETAILS
TUBERCULOSIS
INSTITUTION
Buildings Include Reception
Hospital, Infirmary, Admin
istration, Nurses Home and
Community Quarters.
Will EQUAL THE FINEST

Specifications announced for the
| Wayne county tuberculosis hospital to
| be built on the old Esteb estate, about
seven miles southwest of Richmond,
assures for Wayne county a tubercu-
losis hospital equal to any in the
state of Indiana. Plans were made
Monday night at a meeting of the
! county trustees and local physicians.
T. B. Kidner Of the National Tuber-
culosis association, addressed the
meeting.
1t was agreed by the meeting that
the hospital should be first class and
modern in every particular. While
the ultimate capacity OF the institution
proba bly, will be about 140 to $50 beds,
only about 100 beds will be placed at
the start. Provisions, however. will
be made in the building of the hos
pital buildings to accommodate maxi
mum service.
Wayne county will build and own
the hospital Service, however, will
be granted to patients from any part
of the state, it was explained. Many
were conducted only for the poor. He
recommended and it was approved,
that Wayne county's hospital would be
SO arranged as to take care of private
cases as we'll as those dependent upon
the public. Single rooms and wards
are to be maintained.
Counties to Join
While Union and Fayette counties
will not share in the capital expenses
of the hospital, they will be privileged
to send their patients to the institu-
tion upon the basis of so much per
capita per diem. Several persons
| at
said that the two counties are eager
to send their tuberculosis patients to
the hospital upon such an arrange
ment. Mr. Kidner said that the aver
age per capita per diem for the care
of such patients was about $3.50.
!. 1t is recognized that all of the
buildings to be erected in the program
adopted cannot be accomplished at
the start, but the ultimate aim as
outlined Monday night includes the
following: .......-
6oBed Capacity --
The first building to be built will
, be the reception hospital and infirm-
ary. 1t will be the largest of all, and
is to be located at a point approx
mately 100 feet west OF the present
residence. 1t will have 6O-bed ca
pacity-30 men and 80 women. The
rooms are to be arranged so that
there will be six individual rooms
each for men and women; four rooms
with accommodations for two beds
each; two large rooms of four-bed ca
pacity each, and one ward of eight
beds.
> On the west wing Of this building
will be a drug room for the phar-
macist; one room for eye, ear and
throat treatment; another room for
the dental clinics and a general ex-
animation room. On the second floor
will be an operating suite and X-ray
room, and the laboratories. The roof
of this wing will be provided for hello
therapsy (sun treatment). This build
ing will also contain the diet kitchen
and utility rooms.
Dining Room.
Beyond the rooms for the so men
and 80 women patients will be CEN
trail dining room building and kitchen.
, Approximately $50 feet north Of this
building will be two buildings of the
cottage type. Each will provide for
the care Of semi-ambulant patients.
Twenty beds for men and 20 for
women. An ambulant patient, is is
explained, is one nearly restored to
health.
The administration building Is to be
built by the remodeling of the present
: old residence. 1t will have a large
/ reception room, general office, record
rooms, and Office Of medical superin
tendent on the first floor Its second
, floor is to be occupied by living quar-.
= tiers for assistant physicians and
medical staff
: Nurses Home.
| A nurses home will be constructed
approximately 500 feet north OF the
Cd, let tion hp;ldipo
facing the Liberty pike. 1t will have
a separate entrance The medical
superintendent cottage will be To-
Gated south of the administration
building and also have a seperate
, entrance from the road.
The community building Is to be
: located near the nurses home, and
at a point approximately $50 feet
e north of the administration building.
l. This community building will have an
= auditorium capable of seating $50 per-
E sons. Entertainments and social
events will be held here. The rear
e wing of the building will be used for
: class room quarters and work shops
for occupational therapy.
e Heating Plant.
: Heat for the buildings is to be de-
t rived from heating plant to be north
S of the other buildings and connected
e with them by underground conduits.
r The location chosen is desirable, 1t Ii
k said, because of being far enough re-
moved to avoid throwing dirt and
smoke on the hospital buildings
Light and power will come from the
| high tension transmission lines going
over the farm between Richmond and
Liberty.
Work already accomplished includes
the drilling of flowing well in 80 feet
| of limestone. This well has a natural
;, fiow of Is gallons minute. motor
= pump with a capacity Of 1,500 gallons
= an hour pumps this Water into a pres
:, sure tank now serving the farm build.
: ings with so pound pressure
= Sewage Disposal.
:. Sewage disposal is to be taken care
e of by septic tanks and filter beds
= which will be located about 1000 feet
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