The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-11-21
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pital No. 3, realize what a splen-
did Institution this is maintained
81 the state In our midst, where
hundreds Of broken bodies are
made whole, where sickness and
suffering are alleTlated and where
the hand Of mercy is thrown out
Constantly to the broken aud
aaimed bodies which are daily
thought to the institution for
snccof.
Afew days ago 1 paid a visit to
this hospital, was taken through
Il an dhad my eyes opened to the
4 splendid work that Is being done
| At this live state institution, one
Aof two state institutions that have
been located in Falrmont.
found patients who wera
blind. two patients grown man
and a slip Of a girl, who were
lame, with twisted useless or frac-
tured limbs, several Infanile par
aylsls cases. several who were
severely burned and others VINO
are being cared for at the expenEe
Of the state by the capable Off
Gals at the hospital.
DR.. r. H. Powell, superfnten-
dent Of the hospital, who assumed
his duties two years ago this fall,
Is maintaining high standard OF
efficiency for tho hospital and Is
constantly aiming to better cOn[lI-
tons in every branch of the work.
He Is beloved by the many patti
etits, who find In him a friend aad
adviser as well as a physician aud
surgeon. Associated with Doctor
! Powell in the hospital is his wife,
who is head Of the nurses and who
is herself u graduate nurse, huv-
ing completed the course at tie
Mercy Hospital In Baltimore III
1908. Mrs. Powell Is as interested
In the work Of the hospital as her
husband, and her constant super
vision over the institution aids
: greatly in muintalng It's present
high standard Of efficiency.
Or, G. o. Henry, we'll known
= local physician and surgeon, con.
suits with Doctor Powell in the
many cases that are brought to
Me hospital and DR.. S T. Ewes,
pf Nashville, Tenn, who recently
came here to take up the duties OF
resident physician, Is also making
! good In his job.
Miss Ruth Matthews. lately OF
the Mercy Hospital in Baltimore,
is,the surgical nurse and has prov
Y en- herself to be the right woman
In the right place. Miss Iva Nor
gan of Buckhannon Is Docto.
Powell's secretary and she looks
after the many details OF the work
entrusted to her care in thor
oughly capable manner,
A number Of graduate nurses
ARE employed at the hospital,
while stu others are In training
N there.
Owing to the lack Of large
enough appropriations from tie
state to do everything necessary
to,bring tho hospital up to a still
higher standard Of efficiency, Doc
tor Powell .is expanding the avail
able funds entrusted to his care
most judiciously.
Recently he had Installed e
HaYley fracture table, which Is a
modern invention making 1t much
easier TO reduce fractures The
hospital, Is equipped with splel-
Ndid Xsray apparatus. which Is con-
.Nstantly tni use, in an effort to
ascertaip the exact trouble with
patients. who are brought In for
treatment and In order that the
propers diagnosis may be made be-
fore treatment Is begun.
A new range will soon be in
stalled which will greatly faclli.
tate the cooking and preparation
Of the meals for the patients.
It Is planned to very soon be-
gin the redecoration Of the inter-
flor Of the hospital, which will add
to its appearance. An electric els.
yator will be installed In the nep.
future which will take the place
Of water driven affair.
Adjoining the operating room,
4 which Is Immaculate aud well
lighted, Is the room where pail.
ents are anaesthetized before an
operation, and no pus case IS
taken into this room in order that
the danger OF infection may be
reduced to a minimum. The room
where patients are anaesthetized
was removed from the place
where cases are diagnosed In OF.
der 10 prevent infection as mucS
as possible.
A number Of wards are main.
tanned in the hospital. one for
children, one for foreigners. one
10. Americans and one for negro
es ,whilefthere are a number Of
private rooms on the second floor.
All Of the wards and rooms ale
Akept Immediately clean.
In the new ward which was 70.
tently added to the Institution,
Ehe tuberculosis clinics are con-
sucted. These are situated In the
Placement at the rear OF the hos.
pitaL
st this time there are thirty.
III patients being treated in the