Milford chronicle., 1921-03-18
THE MILFORD HOSPITAL
WILL SAVE MANY LIVES
ACCIDENT SUFFERERS AND. SURGICAL
PATIENTS NEED NOT RIDE TO The
CITIES FOR TREATMENT.
PLANS BEING COMPLETED
TO HOLD The OPENING CEREMONIES
ON FRIDAY, APRIL 22, AND HAVE
BUILDING OPEN TO VISITORS.

At meeting of the Board of Direc-
tors of the New Milford Emergency
Hospital last week, one of the COM
mittee members discussed the kind of
cases that must have hospital treat
ment because they can not be prop
erly treated at home.
"In a rural community like this"
the speaker said, there are a great
many accident cases and emergency
cases, such as AK cuts on the hands
and feet; broken limbs, caused by
falls, by accidents with farm animals,
or by farm machinery; accidental in
juries, more or less seriOus-such as
the one that happened last fall when
the boiler of threshing machine ex-
ploded. Automobile accidents occur on
the road with more or less frequency.
We also have occasional railroad ac-
cidents. Every one remembers a num-
ber af accident cases of close person
al interest. We also have acute sur
gical cases, such as appendicitis or
strangulated hernia; cases of accute
infection, such as blood poisoning;
cases of typhoid fever and pneumonia. |
"All such cases need hospital treat |
ment The patients can not be prop |
erly taken care of at home. Neither |
can they be moved to a distant hospi-
tai without serious and perhaps fatal
consequences from shocks and de-
lays during the trip.
Women who have been fortunate
enough to become mothers in hos
pital can testify to the greater COM
fort and security in contrast to home
treatment"
The new hospital will be approx
mately in the geographical center of
the section between Wilmington and
Selbyville. The most convenient hos
pital nearest to Milford is at Will
mington, rs miles away. There are
hospitals at EastOn, Cambridge, Sal ,
isbury, and LeWes, but the condition (
of the roads between Milford and J
these other towns make them practi- :
cally inaccessible for hospital pur- +
poses. =
The Milford Hospital will be open
to all reputable physi- r
clans so that they may treat any cases i
they wish to bring in. The building n
and the equipment will be modern in =
every respect, with comfortable sleep n
ing rooms and baths for nurses on
each floor. The linen closets are >,
large and convenient. All the plumb =
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ed design, with foot valves and knee y
valves so that the operators need not y,
.ouch any spigot with the hand. The
floor is of a special composition, in G.
continuous curved connection with ..
he base board so that there are no y
square corners. Floors and walls can
)e kept clean and sanitary. Electric ~
are placed at all convent NJ
mt points. Long-cord signal buttons Il,
re convenient to each bed and con-
lect with call board dials in the halls NJ,
nd in the superintendent room.
Zach floor has fire fighting apparatus 90
nd fire escapes are placed outside NJ
he building. The building will be - -
eated by a modern hot water plant. ~ ~.
second heater is used to make ster- 10
e hot water available at all times. h.,
n electric steam sterilizer will be ~
sed to steriliZe all instruments, ban .
ages, linen, etc. A linen chute car ~
les soiled beddings, towels and cloth ~ ~
lg down to the laundry. Doors and ~.
-indows are completely screened. oa
here is a promenade porch on the - -
lird floor, and a sun porch on the -,
econd floor The operating room, nl Slt
-hich is also on the second floor, is 49,
lilt with a special sky-light, which a.. as
1reads nearly from floor to ceiling d" f1l'
cross practically one whole width 'S, l.o
the room. The first floor COM tI sul
rises eight rooms, including office, eli,
ming room, kitchen, and cold stor-
ge compartment. All wards will be az ssll'
so that the patients will iliu tiiu
1t be crowded. The ceilings are s Ilis
gh and many windows will provide LII LII
enty of sunshine and fresh air. A 9In M
mailer building at the back will be uen oen
uipped and placed at the disposal t3lc ero
the tuberculosis commission, the ILL q
ildren's welfare association, and 10 y
her health interests of the State. 4Ioa .ls'S
Plans are now being completed to tiI1 tilSs
Id the opening ceremonies on April IN IN
, and to have the building open to III Oliii
sitors every day during the first n.o liisIi
eek of April. "ST