The Monett times., 1922-01-13
NEW FRISCO HOSPITAL
PLANS ARE APPROVED

SpllnSllelus jan. q 'tNNN'A
,shich will include in every way to the
last developments in hospital arrange
ment is considered in tho plans for
the new Frisco hospital approved
yesterday by the building committee
ef the board of trustees. Preliminary
plans were submitted by an architect
and approved 10y the board.
On Monday cg Tuesday Of this week
bids viii be invited on plans and
specifications. II i expected that 1t
will be about six weeks before the
Sinai offers are made by contractors.
When ,he oids and construction de-
tails are finally made 70 the board, IT
will be determined whether CT not The
project can be financed
The action of the building commit
tee in approving plans for the Struc-
ture is the first definite step towards
the erection Of the hospital but until
the fina. cost j. determined definite
assurance al it, erection cannot be-
gwen. it was announced yesterday.
There Is little doubt but that the
ereject viii be carried out a planned
X is believed.
The location Of the new building
will be az the present site Of the Flis-
co hospital at Atlantic and Broad
way. The old building will be RACED
to make room for the new one.
Plans for the lew hospital cali for
three-story structure, butt on the
pavilion plan in the form Of a hollow
square. In front will be an admins
tration building and at the rear
service building, with the entire
structure as single unit.
The service building will contain a
power plant, kitchen and refrigerator
plant. The kitchen will be erected on
TOP of this section, in accordance with
The latest specifications in hospital
construction. The administration
building will contain offices, reception
room and doctors quarters on the top
floor where hospital accessories will
be kept.
The entire building, including
wards and various departments, will
be one unit under single roof. The
building will be of brick, concrete and
steel, making it 100 per cent fire
proof.
Capacity of 125 Beds.
1t will have bed capacity of 125
an increase of 40 per cent over the
present hospital. Wards containing
several patients are eliminated in the
plans for the new hospital. Not more
than two patients will be placed in
any room. A separate wing OF the
building will be used lor W-men
patients
The hospital will contain an isola-
tion ward inside the main structure
which will have no communication
with the rest OF the building except
from the outside. This will be a novel
idea in hospital construction.
There will be practically no wood in
she building. The operating room will
be one of the most complete and sani-
tary of any hospital in the United
States, it is believed A group OF
technical experts have visited Other
hospitals in the country to obtain the
latest ideas for the new building.
The hospital will have a complete
power and refrigerator plant. Oil vii
be used instead of coal for fuel.
The building will face the north, a
does the present hospital. On th'
south exposure special quarters fol
coGvalescents will be arranged The
outside construction viii be Of buff
brick with gray tile facade. The
front will be of the Colonial type o
architecture, with massive pillars a
the portals.
Many Conveniences Planned.
That all the Accommodations pos
sibIe may be given to patients, un
usual details are added in the plans
The hospital will have its own librar,
and separate smoking and loungin,
room for patients. There viii also b
two convalescent reception rooms 70
visitors.
In size the hospital will be tn
largest on the Frisco system. Tn
central hospital is located at st. Leui
but the one contemplated here wi
be even larger. In addition to it
present capacity it viii be so arrange
that 26 additional beds can be adde
If need be.
The hospital system is owned by tn