The Washington times., 1921-04-03
BEG|NWORK0N
new HOSPITAL
6aIIinger Memorial to Cost
100000 Fills Long De-
sired District Need.

Work of construction is rapidly
Aear completion on the $2,OOO,OOO
Gallinger Psychopathic Hospital on
the grounds adjoining the District
Gail, and according to Snowden Ash
ford. municipal architect, the struc-
ture will be finished by the end of
Nuly.
NEEDED FOR DISTRICT.
It's something the District of Co.
Humbia has been in need of for many
Hears." said Mr.. Ashford today. For
many years Washington has been
without accommodations for its resi-
dents and hundreds of visitors suffer-
ing from some temporary mental dis
arrangement or sudden alteration of
mind. Many patients have spent the
might In the cells of police stations
without medical attention for the rea-
son that thh local hospitals did not
receive such cases. and they cannot
and should not be sent to an insane
asylum. The Gallinger Hospital Is
now being constructed to MI this
.eeed."
The ,Gallinger Hospital is not one
large building, but consists of four
buildings. each two stories high, and
connected by surface passageways
and covered walks or arcades. The
buildings are designed in the colonial
style, with porches and columns on
fhe central building and enclosed sun
soorches on the side buildings.
MODERN EQUIPMENT.
The basement of the central build
tngs contains hydro -theraputic, eI-c-
tric and vapor treatment AMI bath
There will be q large assembly hall,
reception rooms, clerks office and a
laboratory.
The second floor is subdivided into
abur parts-for white children, girls
and boys, and for colored Children,
girls and boys. The side buildings
arc arranged for white men On one
floor and colored men on another
floor. and similar arrangements are
made in the building on the other
side Of the central building Tor white |
DEnd colored women. !
In the rear of the central building
Is the violent ward with its four sub
laivisions for white and colored men
and for white and colored women.
The capacity of the group is 200
patients. The buildings are connected |
oy arcades and service tunnels with
The domestic buildings and the gen.
&raI hospital wards so that food |
9aundry and patients may be taken
from one building to another with
but exposure to the weather.
All precautions have been taken to
Guard the patients from accidnts ami
from self-infiicted injury. The steam
pipes and radiators are incased in /,
sheet steel covers with small perfor- |
ations so that the patients cannot get |
hold Of any very hot pipe. The win |
COWS are guarded in such a way that |
the wire guards and the lines of the |
window sash coincide, thereby rob- |
eing them OF all semblance to ordin- |
nry guards and removing the impress
Sion of confinement.
+, WILL IMPROVE SITE.
After the improvements on the Ana
hostia flats are completed. the site of |
ehe hospital will be greatly improved. |
$fassachusetts avenue will run |
Through the general hospital group |
tsnd the view over the Anacostia and |
Potomac rivers will be very pleasant |
Hhe buildings are Of such character
lhat they will greatly improve the
§ion in which they are located.
The plans for the hospital were |
drawn by Snowden Ashford, who re-
signed as Municipal Architect this
week, and Is being built by George
w. Wyne, contractor,