Evening star., 1922-12-16
ASK S5()Q,Q0 70 ND.
GARFIELD HOSPITAL.
Campaign for Fund for New
Buildings to Be Launched
in January.
WASHINGTON FAR BEHIND
Average of 37.7 Beds Per 10000
Well Below Minimum Standard
of 50-Boston Has 81.

A campaign for 100000 to raise
funds for the erection of nurses
home and new central ouhdihs'
with seventy-five more rooms. at Gar
field Memorial Hospital. will be in
sugurated early in January.
Clarence \. Aspinwall. president OF
the Security Storage Company. mas
been selected as chairman OF the
campaign Officers and directors OF
the hospital have pledged their united
support John b. Larner will be the
treasurer. The selection of Mr.. As
mnwall and Mr.. Larner was praised
today by Judge Stanton ]. Peelle.
president of the board of directors.
who stated that he felt assured of
the success of the movement.
Sees Need for Additions.
In accepting the chairmanship MIR.
Aspinwail said:
"The new buildings at Garfield Hos
pital are so necessary not only to
meet existing demands of that in
stitution and enable il to carry on
the great work it has done for years.
crease in the hospital facilities OF
the city. that 1 feel that 1t is a
duty and a privilege for all OF US
to do what we can to aid in building
them. / am glad. as / am sure other
citizens will be, to join in this en-
terprise for the public welfare.
"The campaign is community
undertaking in which all are inter
ested and all should take part 1t
is a public service of the highest
value and one in which l feel every
public-spirited man and woman will
in the campaign organization as well
as contribute to the fund.
sleep I'm Ward space.
There are now ninety-siX nurses
At Garfield Hospital. They are
housed in six different places, in any
space that can be secured or impro-
vised for them. Some are in the old
administration building. others are
uuartered over the wards in an attic
that was converted and fitted up for
them; others are i'll two old resi-.
dences on the hospital, grounds and
few are in a small rented house on
11th street With the increase in
the number of nurses in the training
school ii has been found necessary
to take over a ward in the Willard
building for them. and the thirty
bationers are now sleeping there
in ward space that. il nurses home
is erected. can be used for patients.
For the welfare OF the nurses. as
we'll as the efficiency of the institu-
ton. the hospital must erect a
nurses home which will furnish liv-
ing quarters for the nurses and class
and lecture rooms for the Nurses.
Training School. This is a need
which every one must realize. and
surely the generous people of this
city will give literally to provide a
home for these young women who
are devoting their lives to the serv-
ice of humanity.
Hospitals Lack Beds.
THE need of larger hospital ac-
commodations in this city is some
thing that concerns all of US. Our
hospitals are well manned and well
managed. They stand high in the
ranks of medical Institutions OF the
country. and render most valuable
service. But with the growth OF the
city's population. they must De en-
larged to meet the constantly in
ereasing demands for hospital , Us. sert, "
provide properly for health needs,
every community should have at least
fifty hospital beds for each 10000
population.
washington. the figures show. has
In ltS nOSpltdls open " ehe 81
public only 37.7 beds per 10000.
which is 12s per cent below this
minimum standard. New York has
fifty beds per 10000: Philadelphia.
fifty-six: Baltimore, fifty-eight, and
Boston. eighty-one: If Washington ton
of ofo its "'pe people. it would have s.s5o
hospital beds 1t has in its pub
lie general hospitals. only 1;6s5.
It should have SIS more hos
pital beds. according to this standard,
to provide for its normal needs:
not be behind other leading cities In
accommodations for the care OF its
Ill and injured.
= VIII Launch Drive Soon.
THE most pressing demand. the hos
Y,ital officials say, is for private rooms
for patients. Supt. Mays tells me that
often In the winter season. when SICK
ness is at its height. five to SIX pa
tients a day who apply for rooms at
dated simply because all the rooms
are flled. Those who must have i'm
mediate treatment or surgical opera
tions have to be placed In public
wards until rooms are vacated. This
is'a condition that must be remedied.
quired to meet the needs Of Garfield
Hospital. its directors state. and these
will be provided by erecting the new
central building. converting as much
OF the old administration building as
can be utilized in making thorough
lyharmonious fireproof structure.
ITO erect these new buildings at
least $500.n08 Is required. and it is
for this sum that the hospital will
appeal to the people of Washington
in January. We are planning to form
an organization of hundreds Of infiu-
eatial men and women to present the
appeal personally to the people. in
the confidence that. knowing the need.
they will be glad to join in this i'm
portant undertaking, to respond to
health"