The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-21
OUTDOOR CLINIC
 WILL SERVE ALL
 ON SAME BASIS
Class Distinction Elimina- ted In Service Being
 Offered

The Woodlawn infirmary Outdoor clinic" operated on the same plan as the most progressive hospitals of the north and east, is now formally open, Dr. J. H. Stephens, president of the Woodawn Infirmary, Inc, announced Saturday.
 "The outdoor clinic" was made a part of the hospital after an extended tour by Dr. Stephens and members of his staff throughout the east and north. He visited the Mayo clinic, Rochester, Minn.; John Hopkins. Baltimore, Md. {; New York clinic, New York City and the Grille cline at Cleveland, and has based the operation of his own clinic on these findings.
 Complete equipment for the treatment of all disease has been installed. Two large buildings have been equipped with every modern appliance known to medi- cal science for the cure and treatment of human ills.
 Competent Staff
 Competent doctors and, specialists under the leadership of Dr. Stephens are always at the command of the pa tients and members of the clinic asso- citation. Under the supervision of Mrs. J. NJ. Cousins, a number of excellent nurses have been organized, to adminis- ter to the wishes of the sick.
 The clinic was organized with the view of helping men and women who are sick. but unable to pay for treatment, Dr. Stephens said.
 " A patient may now enter this hos- pital. and if unable to pay the custo- mary fee be charged in accordance with his or her ability to pay" Dr. Stephens said. Ut opens the doors of this insti- tution to people in every walk of life. with the assurance that theSsame careful attention and proper scientific treat ment will be received in each case"
 This is what the term outdoor clinic means" he continued. "Operat- ing under the, outdoor clinic plan. this hospital is now open to everyone offer ing the best service that skill, experience and modern medical and hospital facili- ties enable it 10 give.
 AddistiOns Made
 To make this service of the Wood lawn Infirmary and the outdoor clinic better additional units have been added A complete N-ray department has been installed, which will enable the insti- tuition among other things to give an analysis with x-ray findings, the com plete kidney test, including acute and chronic bright's disease. The institu- tion is now prepared to treat electrical ly, high blood pressure and chronic rheumatism under the latest and most methods.
 The clinic is at present using two buildings. No. 1. the clinic offices at First avenue and Forty fifth street No. ?, the main hospital building at Third avenue and Fifty-fourth street, south.
 This main hospital building is made up in units. The second unit was added in May, 1923, before the hospital was three years old. 1t is so constructed that other units can be added until it will cover the entire block on which it is located.
 Around the hospital, thousands of dollars worth of improvements are be- ing made, making it accessible to auto mobiles. It is within two blocks of a railroad station for out-of-town people The office building is on the East Lake car line. The main hospital is two blocks from the Avondale and East Lake lines.