The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-03
HOSPITAL T0 OPEN PORTALS MONDAY
 TO NEEDY IF CITY
New Institution, Modern and UndenominationaI, to Pro- vide For All Needy
 Who Apply

The Birmingham General hospital will fling wide its portals Monday morning to all suffering humanity with a motto that "All who will may enter in,p because of it being an open staff hospital and undenomina- ticnal.
 While probably not the largest in- stitution of it's kind in the city, 1t is one of the most modern from the handsome plate glass doors at It's entrance to the furnace In the base- n.ent
 The infirmary is downtown in- stitution and is located on Fifth ave- nue and Twenty-fourth street. It is built of gray stone blocks, and lends dignity to the busy Fifth avenue boulevard. The building includes 75 rooms. and can accommodate 100 patents. In addition to these rooms there are spacious corridors, con nected with winding stairways, and the ground floor is composed of phy- sicians and clerks offices, nurses quarters, visitors waiting room. X-ray room, diet Kitchens. men s wards, chemical laboratory and linen closets. etc, while on the second floor there are patients rooms. ma ternity wards. two spacious and well lighted operating rooms connected by q sterelizing room, and an open air sun parlor.
 Exhaust fans have been installed f1,,.<, ,,,fl, Ia. .I.% the temperature and remove fumes and gases so obnoxious to patients and nurses and physicians. Shower baths have been installed throughout the building. A splendid bell sys- tenn Is among the modern conve- niences of this hospital, in that 1t registers calls simultaneously at va- ricus parts of the building. prevent ing any nurse on duty from not re- ceiving the call. Telephone connec- tions are also in each room.
 Probably the most up-to-date op- erating rooms in the city have been placed in this hospital. the equip- ment being entirely new. and modern from the smallest to the largest of the instruments.
 The building contains hardwood floors throughout and the interior decorations are handsome mahogany woodwork with walls of white as a background, while the furnishings are in keeping with the mahogany woodwork. forming a quiet setting for the most nervous persons Per haps the most interesting section of the building is the spick and span kitchen, located on the ground floor. and equipped with every convenience.
 The hospital is situated In such a manner as to have three main en- frances. each connected with an au- tomobile driveway, and accessible to the two large elevators installed in the building
 Each room is,equipped in every de- (perhaps an interesting feature Is the fact that as far as possible all of the materials were p0rchased in Birmingham) is we'll lighted and ven- tilated.
 The formal. opening of this down. town hospital will be held Monday W hen the public Is cordially invited to mako an inspection of this mutual railroads mems hospital. The trus- tees wives. daughters and friends will serve. on the reception commit tee from 10 o'clock to 10 o'clock.
 The following are the trustees: Dr. K. c. McGahey ;. C.f Parker, J. E. Andrews. John R. T. Rives, J. H. Dobbins. F. w. Kirby. w. l.. Roark and J. c. de Holl and Miss Maude Pick. superintendent. Physicians and surgeons to the hospital are: Med- ical department, W. L. Rosamond. Bert Rosamond. T. c. Pierson and J. G.. Foster; eye. ear, nose and throat, A. l.. Gaston; surgery, w. c. Gewln obstretrics and gynecoiogy. J. E. Carlson; prology. J.x H. Kent: x-ray, radium and diseases of the skin. w. A. Burns; dental depart ment, Elk Green; anesthetics and diseases of the heart. R. G. McGahey; diseases of children and infants. w. B. Johnson; pathology and bac- tarialooy prof V Mir