The Republican journal., 1922-10-19
The Bradbury Memorial Hospital
NEARING COMPLETION.

others was given the privilege tuesday
afternoon of inspecting the building from
cellar to top floor. The hospital IS all and
more than what has been claimed for it as
Il is ideally arranged, beautifully Lighted,
suitably ventilated and well heated. All
the floors are to be of hard pine, the walls
white and the doors, etc. of hard wood.
The furnishings and all the fittings
are 10 be of white iron with the most up
to-date inventions on the market. All
the beds, forty or more, are Of uniform
size and can be arranged to give the pa
tient almost sitting posture, something
to appeal to every body confined to sick
bed.
The cellar contains a coal bin of a
twenty five ton capacity just opposite the
immense heater furnished by the Ameri-
can Heating Company. 1t is working
now and gives the best of satisfaction.
Near this is a small heater connected
with the hot water tank for summer use
only. In the front cellar is the large
laundry, where all the buildings washing
will be done.
The main entrance TO the hospital is on
the side which opens into large ball and
from this to a hall that runs through the
middle of the building on all three floors
with winding stairs connecting them At
the right of the main entrance Is the wait
ing room, at the left the superintendents,
and business Office and iustspposite these
a large toilet room. On the hrsesloor
front are four large private rooms. In
the rear of this floor is diet kitchen,
with a separate side entrance and oppo-
site it is the nurses dining ROOM This
section is cut off entirely from the main
rooms.
The arrangement of the rooms on the
second floor is similar with that OF the
first Il contains maternity ward OF
four rooms and bath separate from the
other departments. The rooms on this
floor are as desirable as those on the first.
The crowning feature Of the arrange
ment is the operating room Oh the third
floor back with the very best of day and
artificial lighting. 1t has large windows
on three sides and an immense electric
light overhead. Next to the left of the
operating room is the surgeons private
dressing room.
The steriIizing room is filled with cleo
tric appliances of the most modern types.
An ambulance has been ordered and is
being built now. Mr.. White pointed oui
the ease with whi-h a patient can bs
brought to the hospital from distance
taken into the main entrance, carried
with wheel chair to the entrance of the
elevator near by and taken to the opera
ting room with the greatest of ease or
left on any of the other floors.
The nul ses' apartments on the top floor
will be made into most comfortable quar-
tiers with plenty of room for trunks, etc.
4 Ga all the floors are large linen closets
and commodious bath rooms.
There is to be a children's ward fur
nished by Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas E. Shea
n memory of the little girl and boy they
lost in childhood Northport has furnish
ed and will maintain free bed and other
towns will later do the sams.
There are several rooms large enough to
be converted into ward rooms in case OF
epidemic like the influenza or a major ac-
cident, where number have been iDiur-
ed.
Outside, the building presents an i'm
posing appearance and is an asset to the
city and county.
Mr.. White has made a study of hos
pitals and says this is on the same lines as
the Massachusetts, General, and for its
size is one of the best in New England,
which means the best in the country.
1t is now hoped to open the building the
last of October or the first of November.
if the workmen, under Mr.. E. E. Bab-
cock can complete it in time.
Mr. W hite says: ut is strange that
many citizens do not yet appreciate that
the Bradbury Memorial Hospital is gen.
eral hospital, held 10 perpetuity by the
trustees. their successors to be appointed
by the Supreme ~ouiciai Noull OF the
State of Maine. The Hospital has been
founoed entirely by donstions, bequests,
and gifts, but is in every sense for the
use of the public, subject only to the ap-
proval of the board of trustees and the
physician in charge. The Massachusetts
.ral Hospital is founded largely upon
zaae same lines.
The Hospital has in fact much
ter scope than the usual general hos
pitsl because it can and will take patients
from any city or town which may desire
to send patients there and physicians Of
repute from away from Belfast may al
any time come here and operate upor
citizens who live in Belfast, should suct
surgeons special w-rk be required.
sFree clinics and charity work will b
given in accordance with money received
for this purpose, and free beds for orfvarioui
towns will be maintained - fast rs sucl
towns will render their support. All fire.,
beds and charity work, of course will b,
given At actual cost, SO that persons wh.
donated for specific purposes may fee
that they are rendering a public servic'
to the community in lines which they ma.
most desire. The management hopes tina
citizens of Waldo County will arise to th