Milford chronicle., 1933-02-03
MILFORD HOSPITALS ARE
AMONG BEST IN THE STATE
Interesting Story of Milford Emergency Hospital
Tells OF Wonderful Facilities And Work Being
Done. Visit Your Hospitals And See What
Is Being Done

| mere : iuc lcCclNluS NdIu- TIA
is "at attention" day or night. There
are the wheel chairs to keep you of
of your feet. and there are the ster'
ilizers if immediate first aid service
is necessary-a sort of junior hos
pital available for minor accident
cases.
Now we are in the nurses dining
room. Who wouldn't want to be a
nurse with such a clean cheerful
place to eat? But often when pa
tients demand unusual attention
there's no time for the nurses to eat.
And too many an hours sleep they
have to sacrifice in the interest of
some ones else comfort and well
I fare. There's something noble about
the nursing profession, and it is an
unwritten law with them never to
complain.
Again We proceed in our little
Journey into the kitchen. What a de-
lightGul piace-and it can be called
that with its big electrical refriger-
atOr, the metal covered tables, the
powerful dish-washing machine that
scalds and rescalds every dish and
eating utensil until il fairly beams
in its brilliance. There's no half way
measure about a hospital kitchen
it Just has to be scientifically clean,
and il is just that all of the time.
And, too, there are ample electric
fans-no, not merely to keep the
kitchen cool, but to keep the fumes
or Odors from getting into the Sleep
ing rooms and wards. Odors are
nauSeating.
What's the daily average of the
kitehen-well, at least a hundred
and fifty meals a day, and more if
necessary But let us understand
that the kitchen in "The Emergen-
cy" is not just a kitchen as we find
il in our own home. All patients
can't eat the same food hence some
one in authority must know what
they should eat, how often and how
il should be prepared. There must
be this for the diabetic, that for the
typhoid patient. and something to-
tally different for the pneumonia pa
tient. Let US then meet Miss Eleanor
l.. Friedel, the dietitian in charge
of this service. 1t is her particular
work to plan meals for the patients.
watch their reaction. and cooperate |
with the doctors in the interest of
their patients. IT is her job too. to |
instruct patients how to prepare !
special foods when they return to !
their homes after they leave the !
hospital. This is an important SER
vice.
Let us next meet Miss Tessie !
George who has charge of the labor
atory. What are all of those test I!
tubes and bottles? Each tells an i'm
portant story to her and the doctor. |
She is making blood tests, counting
bacteria and doing an endless lot of
work of great value to the !
doctor. She's the sentinel at the gate |
as IL were-in charge of the control
tower of your life perhaps, as she
analyses and studies the
variety of human specimens that
come to her desk. She is examining
issues. hunting out bacteria and
lattling diseases from the tell-Iale
lata she has recorded.
It is just such work as she is do
ng and is being done in big hospi-
ais all over the land that has re-
iuced the death rate in hospitals to
ess than 5%o-a considerably lower
ate than when the patient is cared
or at home.
Now we are in the real show place
# the hospital-thC operating room.
fOrbidding name, perhaps. but
What a marvellous operating room
.Ou will find with every conceivable
,iccc of modern equipment to as
ure absolute accuracy in the need
d surgical work to be done. There's
from tables that tilt at
very required angle to daylight
amps that permit major operations
I night. Every essential instrument.
thoroughly sterile, ready to use on
moments notice is within hand
each of the operator. Gas. oxygen
nd ether machines are also set -
eady for instant service.
But what's that immense silvery
afe i'm this room. No. that isn't a s
a Scanlon- Morris Steriliz-
r-the last word i'm modern steril-
ling equipment. It was donated 10
he hospital in 1926 by Connie Mack, {
of Philadelphia's famous {
Athletics" Connie Mack had good
easOn to learn the value Of modern
entistry both in a personal way and
or his team, and to show his ap-
recitation for The l.. d. Caulk Com
any who rendered that service. he ;
rOught his entire team to Milford I
nd played an exhibition game. He {
nrned over all of the proceeds from
hat game to DR.. G. Layton Grier, {
resident of both the Caulk Com |
any and the Emergency Hospital. |
Dr. Grier used the money for the [
urchase of the giant sterilizer. Mr.. '
lack returned to Milford later on {
he occasion of its installation.
But they are busy in the hospital [
Dday and we can't look into all oil {
be mems, women's and children's
ards, nor can we see all of the 30 |
eds in the private rooms, but we I
iust stop long enough to go into I
he maternity ward which quite re-
emily was made the complete unit
now is. It's off by itself with ev-
ry needful item from private baths ]
nd showers to doors. and more
oors to assure quietness and rest
nj sleep for the mothers and the
ewcomers into the world. Here's /
he bassinette room for the kiddies, /
hat is always at uniform temper /
ture with no direct light and no