Evening star., 1934-08-29
D. c. HEADS STUDY
BUILDING OF THIRD
UNIT At GALL|NGER
Architects Also Commence
Drafting Glenn Dale
Hospital Plans.
INCREASE IN DEMANDS
| DURING ERECTION SEEN
Public Welfare Board to Insert
Sum for Construction in
1885 Estimates.

AS District architects today began
drafting plans for the adult tuberculo-
sis hospital to be built at Glenn Dale,
Md, under the $1,500,000 loan ap-
Administration, the Commissioners
and other authorities began TO study
means of building third unit at CAL
linger Municipal Hospital.
Construction of the adult hospital
will be a great step forward. but wills
not fill the present urgent need. In
the first place, from one and half
to two years will be required for COM
pleting the adult building and de-
mands for disqualification meanwhile
are expected to increase.
Under the District public works act,
the city was authorized by Congress
to seek public works funds totaling
$750,000 for construction Of a new
Gallinger wing. The Commissioners
several times have laid this and the
other public works requests before
Secretary of Interior IckeS, but his
declaration that there is little chance
of obtaining funds for the wing ap-
parently discouraged District officials.
They still hope, however, the Federal
agency may find some money.
Estimates to Garry Sum.
Determined not to let the matter
"sleep," the Board of Public Welfare
is planning to insert in its 1886 Dis
trict estimates sum for construction
of the Gallinger unit, it was revealed
today. Commissioner Hazen said the
city heads would give earnest consid-
Grafton to the appropriation request
and would review the public works
possibility. He plans soon to study
the matter with DR.. j. Winthrop Pea
body, general superintendent of tu-
berculosis hospitals, and Dr. Edgar A.
Bocock, head of Gallinger Hospital.
The badly overcrowded old Tuber-
culoSis Hospital at Fourteenth and
Upshur streets will be continued in
service at least until the new adult
tuberculosis hospital is completed,
according to information received by
Hazen. 1t is planned, however, to
abandon the building when there is
provision for more adequate quar-
ters. The congestion soon is expected
to be relieved, with the opening
shortly of the new children's tuber-
culosis sanatorium at Glenn Dale,
with the transfer of children now at
tuberculosis Hospital.
The medical committee named by
President Roosevelt to recommend
the location of the adult hospital
also cited the need of ward at CAL
linger for surgical treatment. The
committee said such provision would
greatly facilitate diagnosis of pull
monary cases.
New Ward Most Essential.
DR.. Bocock said he was convinced
the construction of an additional ward
was most essential. The present main
building now is used for general med
ical purposes and administration and
the second unit, now being constructed,
is designed to care for contagious
cases. Dr. Bocock said that building
would not be suitable for tuberculosis
cases.
He suggested it would be best to use
the proposed third unit for medical
treatment and to convert the present
main building into surgical ward
building, where tuberculosis victims
could be treated.
Very limited surgical facilities are
afforded in the Children's Sanatorium
at Glenn Dale. The same applies to
the old tuberculosis Hospital.
Charles B. McGrew of the Munich
pal Architects ONCE. has been placed
in charge of drafting plans for the
new adult building and the two wings
to be added to the children's sana-
torium. For this purpose Congress
last year appropriated 100000. The
staff of the architects Office is being
enlarged to hasten the drafting of
plans.
1t is estimated nearly six months
will be required to finish plans for
the adult building and that 1t will
not be completed for a year and a
half. This building will contain 333
beds. District medical officers say
600 beds for adult tuberculosis pa
tients are necessary if standards are
to be met.
McGrew soon will be sent to Akron
and Amherst, Ohio; South Mountain
and CreSson, Pa, and Sabillasville,
Md, to study the design of modern
hospitals there. A number of Dis
trict medical authorities are expected
to be called into consultation on
details of plans.
Considerable progress already has
been made on plans for additions to
the children'S sanatorium It was
estimated this work may be ready for
bids from contractors by the end Of
November. The new plans for these
wings, which were dropped from the
original plans because of insufficient
appropriation, have been changed SO
that 156 beds will be available in the
additions, some so more than was
originally planned. In the 1884 Dis
trict act, Congress appropriated $4OO,-
900 for construction of the two wings
on the children's sanatorium.
Maj. Paul A. Hodgson, assistant
engineer commissioner, said today the
bonding firm which has guaranteed
proper construction of the children's
sanatorium had been required to do
some replacement work in the con-
Struction of the building after defects
were discovered by District officials
after the general contractor had
finished work. He said this had not
delayed the opening of the building,
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