Evening star., 1922-11-13
GARFIELD HOSPITAL
TO ASK $9)D,0DD
Drive for Nurses Home and
+: Office Building Starts
: Next Month.
ADDITIONS ARE NEEDED
John B. Larner Explains Purpose
of Move in Statement
to Public.
ADDITIONS ARE NEEDED

Funds with which 10 construct
much needed increased facilities for
the Garfield Memorial Hospital will
be sought by the institution in d drive
to be inaugurated here early in De-
eember. according to decision of the
board OF directors announced by
Judge stanton J. Peelle. PRECEDENT of
the board. The hospital has no sur.
plus and 1t is necessary to appeal to
public-spirited citizens for funds to
provide the necessary improvements.
which, II is estimated. will increase
the number of patients who car be
taken care of by 100 There are two
buildings to be provided for, one a
home for the nurses. who now are com.
PEELED TO occupy hospital space, to
cost S225.o00 and the other a new
and modern freproof administration
building TO cost te75.O60. Every dol
lar collected during the drive will be
placed In the building. the cost of
running the campaign and other ad-
ministrative expenses having been
provided for otherwise.
John B. Larher, president of the
Washington Loan and Trust Company.
has been designated treasurer Of the
building fund, and the campaign will
De under the general charge Of AT
executive committee of prominent
c1tizens: Plans for the campaign. now
are being made at the headquarters
which has been established In the
De Sales building, Ills Connecticut
avenue. room No. II.
Needs OF Institution.
Detailing the needs Of the institu-
tion. Judge Peelle said:
For years the Garfield Hospital has
struggled along with inadequate pro-
vision for its nurses. and with far
fewer rooms than are absolutely
necessary to meet the demands of
patients Many patients who apply
for private rooms cannot be accom-
modated. At times, in the winter sea-
son. rs many a. five persons per day
are turned away. -
The present administration build
ing was erected many years ago. 1t
is impracticable, architects state, to
ccHvett the present structure salts
factorily into private rooms or to add
thereto the rooms that are necessary.
THE need of nurses home has
long been recognized.
There are now ninety-six nurses
at the Garfield Hospital. These in
clude eishty-four in training, thirty
of them prebationers, and twelve
graduate nurses on the hospital staff.
For more than twenty-five years
ing mas been utilised for nurses, but,
as the number increased. many had
to be housed elsewhere. i'll any space
that could be secured. There was
no more available for them in the
hospital. and several years aso two
old residehcas in the same block
were purchased. and a small room
house on 11th street rented. and these
were fitted up for them. Still there
was not sufficient room. DO an attic
over one Of the wards was converted
into a dormitory and was lifted up by
provide for, the probattoners in the
nurses training school, finally we
were compelled to take over d ward
in the Willard building. where the
thirty practitioners occupy beds
which. when the nurses home is built,
can be utilised for patients.
Nurses Home Needed.
THE nurses of GARFIELD Hospital
stand high in their profession. They
have made a great record in war and
peace. They are young women of 4
high type. devoting their lives to the
service of humanity. In simple jus.
for them worthy of their profession,
of the institution they serve, and Of
"rhe nurses home we propose to
build will be a model structure, pro.
vidins suitable living quarters. class.
rooms which can be thrown together
SO as to make an assembly hail, and
all necessary rooms for the nurses
training school. The cost is estimated
at $za5.030. the smallest sum for
which an adequate structure to house
100 nurses can be constructed, We
are planning to build 1t or q very at.
traetive site on that portion OF the
grounds facing llth street, above the
present. Willard building. The hos.
pttAi owns the site. so that no money
will be required for the purchase Of
land. the entire amount going for
construction and equipment