Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-05
100000 HOSPITAL
TO Be READY SOON
New Casualty viii Have
Number of ConvenienceS
for Patients.

With its many conveniences for
patients, doctors and nurses the new
100000 Casualty Hospital, which is
rapidly nearing completion at Massa-
chusettS avenue and Eighth street
northeast, is expected to be the last
word in hospital construction. In adj
vance Of the public inspection and re-
ceptlon, to be held in about week or
10 days. the building has been pri-
vately inspected during the last week
by local physicians and District officials
under the guidance of Dr.. Joseph D
Rogers. president of the board of
directors
| The directors, members of the board
OF lady managers and others interested
in the institution are busy at present
/ launching the campaign to raise SIS, 900
to furnish the rooms and as much more
as possible to enable the management to
begin payment of the $780, 900 debt upon
the structure. The public is being asked
to contribute literally to this cause.
which will add another modern and
much needed hospital to those already
serving Washington.
Serves Important Section.
DR.. Rogers has called attention to
the fact that Casualty Hospital serves
n large and important section Of the
city. Under the rules of the Police
Department all accident cases east of
Seventh street northwest, half way to
Baltimore in one direction and half way
to Annapolis in another. are sent to
Casualty. The territory within the
city embraces the Union Station. in
GLIDING all persons brought in sick or
injured by the railroads, and the Cap
ital. with Congress and q hest of
employees
The new hospital building, together
with the cid structure, which is to be
remoGeled, will have a capacity CT IT'S
beds and % basSinets for babies, making
it practically a 200-bed institution. 1t
will be thoroughly equipped to handle
emergency and other cases. 1t has 4
emergency rooms. 3 operating rooms, 2
delivery rooms, SO private and 35 SEMI
private bedrooms. special wards for
adults and children, room Tor babies,
radio rooms and space for all auxiliary
activities.
Two l2-bed wards for adults and
large ward for children are among the
brightest and most cheerful rooms in
the building. They are on the upper
floors and face south on Massachusetts,
avenue. There are other smaller wards
for adults. Every room in the building
has outside windows and all corridors
are lighted and ventilated by windows
or doors at both ENDS.
Building Five Stories High.
The building is five stories high ana
OH each of the four floors above the
basement there is a sun parlor for cor
ValescentS. These parlors will be M
closed in a special kind of glass which
permits all the healing rays OF the sun
to reach the patient. They look out
upon attractive grounds and shade trees.
Plans are being considered Tor a toun-
tain and flower beds, which Will aoo 10
the attractivenesS of the hospital sur
roundings.
The building is fireproof and sound
proof throughout. Special arrange
mentS have been made to facllltate the
handling of emergency cases and to
keep all sound in the emergency rooms
and on the lower floors from reaching
the private bedrooms on the upper
floors. Elevators are being constructed
large enough to carry a full size hes
pital bed from one floor to another
without disturbing the patient
Many of the rooms VIII nave pENaIe
baths and telephones, and all rooms
will be provided with the latest system
for calling nurses by the flashing OF
electric lights over the doors and on an
indicator board in the office.
The board of directors OF Casualty
consists of the following members: Dr.
Rogers, president; Francis r. Weller
vice president; Thomas P. Hickman,
treasurer: Harry F. Almond, secretary;
Stephen E. Kramer, Thomas NJ. Baker,
Mrs. M. j. Vaughan, Samuel H. Rogers,
Daniel ]. Donovan, Roy r.. Neuhauser,
Malcolm G.. Gibbs, Mrs. w. J. Brewer,
Charles J. Waters, O6ell S. Smith,
Arthur Carr j. Harry Cunningham.
George S. Watson Ira E. Bennett,
Edgar M. Mayne Mrs. w. w. Griffith,
Mrs. Bernard Walls and George Clagett.
$50 on Lady Managers Board.
There are $50 members of the board
of lady managers, whose officers are
as follows: Mrs. M. j. Vaughan, presi-
dent; Mrs. Thomas Calver, first vice
president; Mrs. Henry j. Weber, second
vice president: Mrs, G. Barber, third
vice president; Mrs. S. J. Buynitzky,
fourth vice president; Mrs Bernard
Wells, fifth vice president; Mrs.
William Carmichael, recording secre-
tary: Mrs Henry Brawner, correspond
ing secretary; Mrs. r. F. Dunmire,
assistant corresponding secretary; Mrs.
William ]. Brewer, treasurer, and Mrs.
Edgar T. Brown, financial secretary.
The building committee includes the
directors and the following: Gen. An
ton Stephan, DR.. Fred Repetti, Malvin
Sharpe, Dr. Edward C. Wilson, DR..
Roy r. Dunmire, Frank M. Pierce, w.
GriR nd