The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-09-21
NEW SOLDIERS HOSPITAL AT
ST. CLOUD READY IN A YEAR.

The new million dollar hospital
at st. Cloud, Minnesota for ex-
service men who are suffering from
neuropsychiatric diseases is expected
to be ready to receive patients in
about a year.
This hospital is the first govern
ment built institution for disabled
soldiers in the tenth district of the
U. S. Veterans Bureau and will
consist of a group of twelve build
ings embodying the most up-to-date
scientific ideas in hospital construc-
ton. Authorities have named the
st. Cloud hospital one of the note
worthy medical structures in the
country.
The buildings will be of uniform
construction, with concrete founda-
tions, and brick walls, trimmed with
stone, with slate roofs and fire
proof throughout. The inside walls
will be smooth plaster and tile.
The windows will have steel sashes
and in the wards where the most
disturbed cases : are treated the
panes of glass will be small insur-
ing greater safety to tho patients
without the appearance of combining
them.
| The hospital proper will be fully
equipped with X-ray machines, hyd.
rotherapy and electro-therapy de.
vices. There will be one main op
Grating room with a smaller one fol-
minor cases, and special one fol-
ear, eye, nose and throat cases.
Four buildings constitute the hos
: pital group proper. They are the
main building, the re-education OF
ward building, the disturbed patien
building, and the subsistence build
ing.
The main building is about 3Ot
feet across the front, with severa
wings. It will house the operating
rooms, dental clinic, chemical ant
pathological laboratories, as well a
wards and private rooms for pa
tients. The basement will contain
the store rooms, morgue, and an in
GENERATING plant. While the hos
pital is intended for mental cases i
has several isolated yards in whicl
e tubercular cases can be treated il
e emergencies.
4 The re-education or ward build
ing is almost as large as the mail
a building, consisting wholly of ward
e and private rooms for patients.
There is special building TO
disturbed cases with a capacity TO
a 35 cases which are designed through
: out to give special care to thos
0 who have tendency to becom
K violent.
The subsistence building will con
tain the dining rooms and kitchen
for the entire establishment. Their
are special "diet" kitchens in whic
meals can be prepared for thos
8 patients who are specially i'll. Tn
: second floor. will be used as quar-
tiers for the male attendants, Will
I the basement will house the col
: storage and refrigeration plants.
. The four main buildings will b
. connected by several corridors
The remaining ones by underground
, tunnels.
i Besides the buildings describes
/ there will be an auditorium wit
Z stage, a library, game rooms, can
teen, tailor, shoe and barber shops
garage fully equipped, a stable
mechanical shops, general store
4 house. disinfecting room with steam
: sterilizers, nurses home, quarter
r for medical officers and staff attend
E ants, power plant with 1900 horse
r power. The hospital will be reach
' ed direct by a railroad track, viii
4 have its own water supply with
4 filtration plant, and fire protection
9 1t will be, in all respects modern
{ and complete.