Evening journal., 1921-04-21
MILFORD HAS
new HOSPITAL
Institution, Now Fully
Equipped, Will be Open
ed Tomorrow
RUBY R. VALE TO
MAKE ADDRESS
speeIal b The EvenIng JournaI.

Special to The Evening Journal
MILFORD. April zl.-The new
Milford hospital, which has been inI
process OF construction and equip
ment for the past two years, will bel
formally opened tomorrow, after
which the patients will be removed
from the old hospital TO the new
building. There will be appropriate
ceremonies. which will include an ad-
dress by Ruby r. Vale. Invitations
have been sent TO state officials. and
every physician in the State has been
invited TO attend. A talk on hospital
work will be given by Walter T.. Mil
Ter, who has been closely Identified
with this work at Salisbury. Nd.
General z. C.. DUPONT Is also ex-
pected and IL Is probable that he will
make an address luncheon will be
served In the building to the out-of-
town visitors at noon by the women
directors.
The new Milford hospital. which
is situated on North Front street. Is
a three-story brick structure and has
a frontage OF rs feet and a depth or
70 feet. II is a 5O-bed institution
and Is one OF the most up-to-date
in fittings in the State. The floors
or the entire building are constructed
OF asbestos cement and the sanitary
arrangements and construction are
modern In every way.
There are male and female wards
on every floor and separate apart
ments for nurses. A reception room.
Office and consultation apartments.
dlningroom and kitchen take up the
first floor. besides the sun parlor.
The operating room is on the sec
ond floor and is fitted with a sky
light and all modern equipment
There is a sun parlor also on this
floor. with rooms especially designed
for use OF tuberculosis patients. and
the building has separate wards foi
Negro patients. II is heated through
out with supcr-stcam heat and has
an auxiliary heater for summer.
One OF the attractive spots OF the
building is the memorial room Of
Lieutenant Richard S. Truitt. tho
furnishings which were donated IL
his memory. The opening day is th'
anniversary OF his birth and wa
selected in token OF esteem OF tn,
work done by his mother. Mrs. Saun
ders Truitt, whose efforts largel,
Z made the hospital possible in Mil
ford.
This building for the treatment o.
, the sick will be opened TO all ply
Z sicians alike and 10 the people OF thl
E two lower counties. Any practicinl
20 physician can bring or send his owl
patients and visit them at all times
: and trained nurses will be on dut,
n constantly day and night
o All persons who are able. will h
@ expected TO pay the regular rate
10 for treatment-which. however. wi
{ be moderate, but patients who ar
not able TO pay will be treated fre
o OF charge. Fifteen thousand dollar
n was raised this week In Milford {
d pay the difference between receipt
a and expenditures for the first tw
n years OF operation. and by that tim
r. Il is hoped to obtain an appropria
= ton from the State.
it Besides the money raised here thl
k week the State OF Delaware CAV
Il 1000 for this institution. The Re
r, Cross gave $4,000. T. Coleman du
Pont contributed $4,000 and $500
s was previously raised by public sub
Il scription In Milford.
10 That the hospital will be popula
e In lower Delaware Is evident from
Il the fact that the old institution
70 is crowded with patients from al
parts Of the lower counties. and it
o believed II will be backed by tn
$ United States Government after tn
garrisoning OF Fort salisbury, sit
70 uated only seven miles from here.
s was with this thought in view tina
the contribution was made by IN
Red Cross Society.