Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1922-06-15
OPEN HOSPITAL
ADDITION SOON
JUSTICE ROSENBERRY TO
SPEAK ON SUNDAY,
JUNE 25TH

ouAudy, June IWenIy-uIll, VIII De
a great occasion for all those who are
interested im st. Mary's hospital-and
who, in the city of Wausau, does not
carry in his heart profound admira-
tion for the devoted work of the Sis
ters of the Divine Saviour? On the
afternoon of that day the new fifty-five
room addition to st. Mary's will be
officially opened. Justice M. B. Ro-
senberry, of Madison, formerly of this
city, will be present and at 800
p. m. will deliver an address in front
of the new structure.
The opening week from Sunday
will mark the completion of a years
effort to erect and to furnish this inn
mense addition. Besides financing the
building of the addition, committee
composed of w. c. Landcn, d. G. Ever
est, F. D. Timlin, c. c. lawkey, w. T..
German, j. H. Johannes, G. B. Heine-
mann, W. E. Curtis, G. E. Foster, C.
S. Gilbert, M. P. Mccullough, A. HI.
Zimmerman and v. Atherton, has
been soliciting donations toward the
furnishings and $4,000 is the goal.
All OF this amount has not yet been
raised but much more, it is expected,
will be contributed shortly.
Public Invited
There will be program of music as
well as the address by Justice Rosen-
berry on June 25th and afterwards
the public is cordially invited to enter
the new addition and to view it from
top to bottom. The Sisters will be
glad to give all an opportunity to
view the interior which is modern and
complete and is attractively decorated
and finished as we'll as furnished.
In the sub-basement a splendid
laundry has been thoroughly equipped
with every convenience and there are
also a heating plant and garage for
physicians and surgeons in this Sec
ton of the addition. On the first floor
the nurses school has been furnished
practically. The nursery and mater
nifty ward constitute the second floor.
About ten cribs for babies have been
purchased and these are Joined, about
five OF them being together. The col
ors are light and curtains and dram
cries harmonize beautifully. The ma
ternity rooms on the floor are fur
nished just as are the rooms for pa
tients on other floors.
Room Equipment
The patients rooms on the other
three floors are. equipped with hos
pltal beds that stand thirty-two inches
from the floor and in each room there
are dresser, table, one straight back
chair and one rocker. Fourteen of the
fifty-five. rooms have bath connect
ed. Sun parlors are located on each
floor and these have been attractiveIy
furnished with wicker furniture, in
Guiding chairs, rockers and tables.
and the draperies and curtains har-
monize. Each sun parlor is made up
of different combinations.
Much credit for the rapid work that
has been done in furnishing the addi-
tion and to the excellent choice of
draperies, curtains and equipment
generally, belongs to Mrs. G. B. Hell
nemann and Mrs. Walter HI. Thorn who
have devoted much of their time to
this task during the past several
months. Through their efforts many
of the ladies' aid societies of various
Wausau churches have taken hold
OF the movement to help the furnish
ing of the hospital and after the pur-
chase of materials, the ladies of vari-
GUS congregations made up draperies
and curtains. The committee on fur
nishing consists of F. d. Timlin. G.,
b. Heinemann and A. H. Zimmerman.
Enlargement Possible
With the opening of the addition,
the advisory board intends to enlarge
the operating rooms and to practical
ly double the size of the present kitch-
en-. Each floor now has its diet kitch-
en-. equipped with refrigeration and an
icing plant has been installed. An
electric operated, automatic, Q levator
is convenient feature of the addi-
ton.
Patients will be received in the ad-
dition Immediately following the
opening and it will enable the sisters
to materially increase their humanita-
rian service to the community. Thirty
sisters are now at st. Mary's hospital
and it is very likely that more sisters
will be called to Wausau when the adj
ditfon is in use. Even now several
patients have had to be quartered in
the addition because Of lack of space
in the older part of the hosnitaI