Evening star., 1937-09-02
I'd. c. SANAT0RIA
WILL Be MERGED
Rutland Says Glenn Dale
Adult Hospital and Chill
dren's to Be Used Jointly.

Preparing to open the adult tuber-
culosis hospital at Glenn Dale, Nd,
on September 16 or II, Health Officer
George c. Rutland today announced
he would invoke a new policy under
which the adult and children build
ings would be operated as a merged
institution.
DR.. Rutland explained this would
mean there would be no age limit re-
strictions and that the total capacity
of 700 beds would be used to the
fullest as the need arises, rather than
limit the children's building to child
patients or the adult building to
adults.
Dedicatory ceremonies are planned
by DR.. Rutland for September is at
the enlarged Glenn Dale sanatoria.
District officials will be there to take
over the adult building and there will
be representatives from the District
Medical Society and other groups in
terested in the fight against tubercu-
losis, to make close inspection of the
plant and its equipment.
Patients to Be Moved.
Immediately thereafter, probably on
September 16 or II, DR.. Rutland said,
his Office would begin the difficult task
of transporting to the Glenn Dale in
stitution tuberculosis patients now
housed at the old tuberculosis Hos
pital at Fourteenth and Upshur
streets.
DR.. Rutland said there are now $50
patients at the Upshur street institu-
ton. He said one-third OF these
would have to be carried to Glenn
Dale by ambulance The new
sanitoria are located about IA miles
from the District. The remaining
100, tits found are in such condition
or have tuberculosis of type which
will permit them to make the trip
by bus
The children's building has been in
operation for more than year and
a half and as enlarged, has a total
capacity of 300 beds. The adult build
ing, now about to be opened, has
bed capacity for 400 patients.
In the past the cvhildren's building
has been restricted to the care of
children. Up to July l the Glenn
Dale Sanatoria and Gallinger Hos
pital were under the direction TO the
Board of Public Welfare iWth the
opening Of the adult building, Dr.
Rutland said, this policy would be
changed If the adult building is
filled and other adults need care at
Glenn Dale, DR.. Rutland said, they
would be placed in the children's
building If there were any beds avail
able there.
Agitation Seen.
Removal of tuberculosis patients
from the old hospital on Upshur
street will revive agitation over what
use should be made of that plant
when vacated. In his 1889 fiscal year
estimates Dr. Rutland has requested
provision of $150,000 to start the con-
structbon of a new $450,0O0 medical
ward building at Gallinger Hospital
In the past the Board of Public
Welfare has recommended that the
Upshur street hospital building be
made an annex to Gallinger, to be used
for obstetrical cases. DR.. Ruhland has
not asked for that provision, hoping to
obtain approval Of plans for the new
medical ward building at Gallinger.
He doesn't want the old Upshur street
building, but would take it If forced
to, District Building attaches said.
The Board Of Education last year
requested that the site of the Upshur
street hospital be used as the site for
q new normal school building, and
there has been a suggestion that the
property be used for playground ac-
tivity. One other suggestion has been
that the headquarters Office of the
District Playground Department be
housed on the ground. The Commis-
sioners have not yet indicated what
their decision will be.