The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-11-09
NEW HOSPITAL
WELL PLANNED
Washington County Tu-
berculosis Institution
Is a Model
LOCATION SUI -2B:
EQUIPME 5 GOOD
Opening Of th Constitution
Will Be $ Short
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The new WashI. gton county tuber-
culosis hospital on Beckley hill, Barre,
is receiving the finishing touches pre-
paratory to the opening Of the institu-
tion in the near future, and the com.
mission in charge and the members o.
the staff already chosen are busy IN
getting the administrative affairs in
shape for the reception of patients,
number of whom are already booked
for treatment. The hospital has a Gu
pacitv of upward of 40 patients and IS
SO constructed that additional accom-
modations can be provided by making
extensions.
Located nearly at the summit OF one
of the hills surrounding Barre. the hos
pital is splendidly placed from the
standpoint of healthful surroundings,
having plenty of fresh air, the maxi
mum OF sunshine, pure water and 2
panoramic view which in and of itself
should prove an inspiration TO thosa
who may come within the influence OF
the institution. Taken altogether, tho
site is one of the best that could be
secured.
And If the site is excellent, the new
brick building is equally 50. 1t has
been constructed for utility and for
comfort. The building has four stories
| and basement and from top to bottom
| is model OF its kind. There is moth
! ing particularly pretcntious about the
architecture, but the exterior gives
dignified appearance. The interior, too,
| is of such a nature as to indicate util-
! ity and compactness.
| The basement contains the heating
plant, consisting of two Spencer heat
ers and high pressure boiler, together
with hot water tank and an incin-
orator The last-named equipment -
considered one of the essentials Of y
tuberculosis hospital as it disposes Of
all the waste materials which have been
used by patients, thus removing all
possibility from infection from this
source.
Anti-Infection Appliances
Into this incinerator go the used
sputum cups Of the patients. as well as
other equipment discarded by the pa
! tients. These cups are gathered twice a
uaF anu AiLtf DtifE fiiitd WIN 20 " aN<1t
are put into the incinerator.
| One other special piece OF equipment
to prevent infection is sterilizer-
washer, machine which is located in
the laundry on the first floor. This ma
chine removes all danger of infection
| from clothes. The laundry is. OF course,
provided with the other necessary
equipment.
Still another piece of equipment in
stalled with a view to the prevention OF
1 infection is the electrical dish sterilizer
! in the kitchen. The dishes are both
washed and subjected to steam in this
| equipment and come out wholly tree
of germs. In fact, nearly every device
and precaution known TO hospital con
struction of this class has been intro
duced in. this institution
Eating facilities will follow some
what the style of the cafeteria. That II,
the patient tthe ambulatory patientl
takes his sterilized dishes, passes along
to the steam table, where food is kept
piping hot. orders his food from the
dav's bill of fare, goes TO a seat in the
diningroom, partakes OF the food, then
carries the dishes TO the receiving room
where an attendant takes them and
places them in the sterilizing washer.
For the bed patients upstairs, food IS
conveyed by dumb waiter to the second
{ floor, where another steam table Is IN
stalled and where the food is kept hot
till served to the patients.
The remainder of the first floor not
already referred to is given up To the
main Office, the superintendent Office,
an examination room, a laboratory,
staff diningroom, employees diningroom.
kitchen. bakery, refrigerator and coal
room. The kitchen and allied rooms are
equipped with a fine osl-burning oven,
a mechanical vegetable peeler, Ho-
bart dough mixer, an ice cream freezer,
large coffee and hot water urns and va
rious other equipment.
The interior wood finish is pine but
there isn't much wood TO be seen ex-
cept in doors. casings, etc As a matter
of fact. the building carries little dan
ger from fire, the walls being built of
either hollow tile or metal lathes, while
the floors are compolite or OF wood
with asbestos foundation. Stairways
are of compolite. n material which
looks like fine concrete.
The main stairway leads from the
center of the building TO the mems
ward on the second floor and to the
women's ward on the third floor. In
room division the second and third
floors are identical, each having ten
rooms for use of patients, some rooms
single. others sarge enough for two,
three and even four people, while at ei-
ther end of the building Is a solarium,
or room for sun treatment, the room
being equipped with Whitney windows.
which can be swung 50 a. to make the
room in part open-air. Every window Is
protected with especially built screen
There are fire escape passageways ct
either end OF the building
other apartments on the second and
third floors are the nurses duty room.
the utility room. the linen closet, the
diet kitchen and the bath room and
locker room. These latter rooms occupy
the northern side Of the building. while
the patients rooms are on the south
side OF the ends. Furniture in the rooms
include iron beds on rollers and plain
but serviceablc equipment.
The superintendent and nurses viii
occupy the fourth story Of the build
ing. that foor being somewhat smaller
than the other floors but capable Of ac-
commodating six persons easily. The
employees OF the hospital vii live az
the cottage. which. by the way. il the
Cooley house. located 90 feet away