Evening star., 1925-02-15
INSPECT CH|[DREN'S.
HOSPITAL ADDITION
Friends of Institution Are
Guests at an Informal
Public Dedication.

The new 100000 addition to Chill
dren's Hospital was informally dedi-
Gated yesterday to it's humanitarian
service, by officials of the institution
and visitors who gathered at an after
noon tea, and to inspect the building.
The structure will be open also to-
day from 10 am. to s pm, when 1t is
hoped that Mrs. Calvin Coolidge may
honor the institution with a visit.
Funds to finance the new addition
have not all been raised yet, and 1t is
expected that the hospital will oeneht
largely from the Charity 1naugura.
Ball March 4.
District Commissioner Rudolph,
president of the board of directors,
and Mrs. Frederick H. Brooke, presi-
dent of the board of lady visitors,
headed the list of hosts yesterday.
They were assisted by Miss NJ. NJ. Glib
son, superintendent of the hospital;
Mrs Reginald Walker, and other
members of the board Of lady visi-
tors.
The new addition, in the shape Of
ct" is of the most modern conStruc-
ton, down to the finest points and
latest improvements, and provides ac-
commodation to about rs more
patients, greatly enlarging the pres
ent capacity of the institution.
Two Wings In Building.
The building, which joins the old
structure, has two wings, of 100 by 40
feet, and rs by 40 feet in size. There
are four floors. On the ground moor
are much enlarged "out-patient' de-
partment, x-ray department, three
laboratories, and a large room which
may be used for assembly purposes,
lecture room or other purposes.
Hnnr
is large unheated room for tuber-
cuIar patients, arranged so that more
than SO per cent of the wall space
opens as windows. On both the first
and second floors are head nurse
stations" and many private rooms
and wards. One of the features of
the wards is that each little bed or
crib Is in little "stalr' or "cubicle,"
separated from the next bed by a
high screen, the upper part of which
Is glass. and allows the children to
see each other without danger Of
communicating any possible disease.
There are two wards, heated to SS
degrees temperature, with accommo-
cations for six premature" babies
On the top floor are four operating
rooms, ventilated by interior venti-
lation and lighted so as not to cast
shadows. Quarters for nine internes
are provided on the top floor. There
are also nurses work room, or sur
gical dressing room, and a place for
preparation of plaster casts.
Distilled Water Plant.
One of the new features of the hos
pttal, according to the architect, Ed
ward F. Stevens of Boston, who also
greeted visitors yesterday, is a. plant
Tor distilling water and furnishing it
TO all operating rooms and other
places where 1T is needed. The plant
for distilling the water is above the
top floor and has a container Of $50
gallons.
Another new series of devices has
been installed for the purpose Of al
lowing personnel to go through all
doors and to wash their hands thor
oughly without having to touch
either door knobs or water spigots
at the wash bowls. Both the door
opening devices and the water spigots
are arms" or "fingers' which may
be operated by hooking the elbows
over them. All corners at the juno
ture of floor and wall are rounded,
or so-called "cove corners"
For both the tiny babies and chill
dren, shower baths are provided. as
the latest development. For the in
fants there is a baby washer of
elaborate design, in porcelain. 1t
consists of a porcelain "drainboard."
upon which Ito place the infant.
Beneath this is a compartment for
hot water to keep the board at the
proper temperature. At the right is
a sink-like tub, into which it drains
Above the baby washer board is
large tank to be filled from hot and
cold water pipes to a definite tempera-
ture indicated by a thermometer. The
water in the tank is then available
at gentle gravity pressure and con-
Stant temperature to be used in a
spray upon the infant, as a shower
bath.
An ingenious device in the operat-
ing rooms provides for heating dis
titled water to the desired tempera-
ture instantaneously by means of a
steam jacket around water pipes.