Milford chronicle., 1933-02-03

they have hospitals that measure IL
in equipment, efficiency and eXper
fenced pc 'sonnel with those in cite
Of the lirst class? Perhaps you arr
one of the many who are not ia
miliar with the splendid hospitals
you have in the shadow of your very
home. Maybe, too, you are uncon
Cerned because you have never haC
to call upon either for first aid ol
surgical assistance. This is O
course unfortunate, as you and ev'
cry one else in this community
should be exceedingly proud of yOul
hospitals, ana they are yours be
cause one never knows when one
might have to use them. And he
cause of this uncertainty. your hos
pitfalls must always be ready to meet
any emergency. 50%1 or 500 eGiici-
ency wont do-they must he 1909
ready, any day or night, any hour
any minute. A fire. an explosion, an
accident. an epidemic-w would
You think if your hospitals weren't
prepared?
Here's a recent instance: A little
girl in Milford was carried into the
hospital She had pneumonia. She
could scarcely breathe. She was
really choking to death, Unless the
pus could be quickly drawn from
her lungs she would die. The pus
was promptly removed. A nurse
stood by ner bed all night awaiting
any relapse or violent reaction. The
child passed the night satisfactor-
lily. Within ten days she had recOv-
cred. But only after the most eX-
acting care of both the doctor and
the nurses who watched her through
her illness. Cases like this are leg
ion. The hospital has to he ready
it is ready-for you. or any one else.
Know more about your hospital
and never let It get out of your mind
for a minute that it isn't yours as
well as eveTyOne's elses whose home
is in this community.
A man who had never seen the i'll
side of any hospital in his life was
recently knocked down on the side
walk of this town by a motOrist
whose machine became unmanage-
able on rainy night He was taken
to the hospital. and while he was
only slightly hurt. the shock appar-
emily brought on a most unusual
condition-apPendicitis. The man
was operated on, his appendix re-
moved. and just in time. Later he
admitted having severe pains in his
side but he diagnosed his own case
as Indigestion He was business
man and frequently made inventor
les of his own business, but none of
his own body. As he was eOnvalesc-
ing he questioned the doctor about
frequent physical examinations and
learned that a hospital is the most
ideal place to have them made. lie
induced one of his callers, n friend,
to have such an examination made,
and the friend was astounded when
the doctor told him he was going to
pump out his gall bladder and make
an analysis of its contents. He
thought things like this were only
possible in a big city hospital. He !
learned that they are almost daily /,
occurrence in the hospitals of Mil !,
ford
If you are really too busy to go
through one of our local hospitals,
at least take a few minutes right
now and 90 with IT'S, in imagination,
through "The Emergency" In la
ter edition of this newspaper we
shall take YOU through The Mar
shall" but for the next few minutes
let us show you through "rhe
Emergency"
You enter the hallway and imme-
diately you experience a feeling Of
cheer and friendliness. There's no
druggy OdOrs as one often expects,
and no feeling of helplessness and
hopelessness. Just the reverse is
true. You are greeted by smile in
cheerful reception room. You are
Immediately impressed with the eX-
treme cleanliness all about you. The
freshly painted woodwork looks so
bright and inviting. the floors are
immaculate soft to the tread.
Sanitary and sOund-prOOf linOleum
is found i'm every room and i'm every
hall throughout the whole building.
Now we have a peep into the spe-
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white beds with the same restfui
mattresses as any bed in any first
class hospital in America This ward
is completes in itself-its own dishes
its own toilets and its own shower
baths Yes, the cJlOred folks in Mil
ford are sure of the best possible
attention in "The Emergency"
What are all of those closets you
will ask? Food closets. IL you really
course not necessary to keep cam
ned foods constantly covered, it is
just one of those extra precautions
that has given il high rating in
comparison with other hospitals In
the State.
And that odd looking apparatus in
this private room. Just what is
that? Well that's a complete X-ray
equipment. There is none better in
the whole world, and none any
where that is more modern. Should
you have the misfortune to have
broken arm or leg, should you meet
with a severe head accident. should
your doctor suspect that you have
some foreign growth in your body,
the X-ray will tell the whole truth.
And complete record is kept and
always available. Adjoining it is the
X-ray examining room where your
doctor studies those X-rays before
a powerful all-convincing light.
And this other odd device: Well
that's microscope which the doc
tor uses to examine the food as It