Evening journal., 1922-02-22
DEL. HOSPITAL
REDUCES PRICES
Management Also Reports
Completion of Building
Improvements
NURSERY NOW
FOR % TOTS

Improvements to the Delaware
Hospital that were outlined at the
annual meeting OF the board OF man
ayers OF that institution several
months ago, have been completed
by workmen in the employ OF the
B. F. Shaw Company. These i'm
provements include the removal OF
the maternity ward and delivery
room from the old hospital building
\ now known as No. 1 building, to the
\ third floor OF the addition known as
building No. 3.
In addition, a nursery with ac-
commodations for 2S children has
/ been provided in a room near the
I maternity room and both are within
short distance OF the women's
ward. which has ! 5 beds.
+ Another important change made
in the hospital has been that OF set
ting aside a waiting room adjoining
the operating room. This room Is
/ furnished with mission furniture.
| Here il will be possible for those
awaiting the outcome OF operations
on their relatives or friends to rest.
away from the public.
The managers OF the hospital have
also thought OF the nurses welfare.
\ The old quarters set aside for the
nurses had been discontinued and
the former women's ward has been
4 converted into a rest room.
Another improvement enjoyed by
the Riddles under treatement at the
4 hospital Is a sun porch on the west
side OF the building. BY enclosing
N this porch in glass It Is possible for
the youngsters to enjoy the porch
parlor at all times.
From the main entrance leading
4 from Washington street. the old
telephone switchboard has been re-
moved to one side OF the reception
room and with the cashiers desk.
has been placed behind a handsome
wood and glass partition.
All OF the improvements have
been made under the supervision OF
BENJAMIN +. Shaw. president OF the
Board OF Managers. Plans for re-
modelling the nurses home. at Four
N teenth and Washington streets. are
i now being carried out.
III With the completion Of improve
ments TO the hospital. II was said
q this morning that the management
has reduced the prices charged paid
3 patients at the hospital at least 25
n per cent. The new prices. according
a 10 Mr.. Shaw. are lower than those
charged in Philadelphia hospitals
. The new rates are as follows:
IN Private Patients-Corner rooms
$500 per day. $500 per week; sin.
4 gle rooms. $500 per day. $500 pei
q week; semi-private rooms 1.-TWO II
n ROOM, $500 per day. $500 pei
"a week.
Maternity Patients-Corner rooms
{. $500 per day, $500 per week; sin
gle rooms, $500 per day, $500 pc
"A week: semi-private rooms 1.-TWO II
ROOM. $500 per day. $500 pc
week: ward, under own doctor
care. s3.50 per day. s24.5O per week
ward, under hospital services. $50
81 per day, s21.0O per week; deliver.
fee, for all patients. $500.
Ward Patients - Patients unde
ward service. SO per day: patients
special service OF own doctor, S3.5
4 per day; operating room fee, IS 4
SO.
Children's ward-ward patients
b So; special service Of own doc
~ tor. SO.
< Operating Room Fees = Mino
s.. operation, IS; major operation. SO
Laboratory Fees, Straight Charg
s Private patients. IS; semi-privat
z patients. 3d. all ward patients. s:
IS. N-Ray Examination. for all Pa
q tients-s3 to $25, according to par
e Of body N-rayed.