Evening star., 1944-09-08
Funds Allotted
10 Replace Two
ID. {. Hospitals
O0-Bed Institutions
For GWU. Georgetown
Approved by FWA

Approved by FWA
Making a concrete contribu.
ton toward solution of WASH
ington's voluntary hospital prob
lem, the Federal Works Agency
today announced grants totaling
A,100,000 for construction of two
new 4O0-bed hospitals for George
Washington and Georgetown
Universities.
simultaneously it was disclosed
that President Roosevelt had signed
orders for ALLEGATION of funds for
the purpose. Priorities already have
been approved, 1t was said, and work
Is expected to be started in the i'm.
mediate future. The projects are to
be treated as emergency measures
to meet pressing needs of the COM
munity, and the construction would
be OF permanent character and
along the most modern plan.
viii Replace Old Hospitals.
The new hospitals will replace the
old and inadequate hospital plants
OF the two universities and will be
operated by them-without further
Government participation-in con-
junction with their medical schools.
Sponsors of the program say it will
give this section two of the best
equipped and finest hospitals IN the
East.
The total cost of the projects,
which were estimated to give 427 900
man-hours of work in the construc-
ton and equipment of the hospitals,
is expected to run to considerably
more than the 100000 aggregate
OF the grants, since both the uni
versities are making substantial
contributions as sponsors
George washington was granted
81, 100 900 for the construction of its
new hospital center, to be erected
adjoining Washington Circle, nearby
the university campus. Georgetown
was granted 81 100000 for its new
hospital, to be erected on Reservoir
road.
Grants Involve Agreements.
The grants involve agreements be-
tween the two universities and the
FWA by which George Washington
will turn over to the Federal agency
$3.50, 900 in cash, and will assign
proceeds from the eventual sale Of
the present l00-bed George Wash
ington Hospital and Medical School
on H street NV. between Thir-
teenth and Fourteenth streets to the
Government.
Georgetown University win make
available to FWA approximately
$500 900 in cash and will furnish
land for the new hospital on the
grounds Of its medical school at 5000
Reservoir road NV. The hospital
site lies between the medical school
and the Glover-Archbold parkway.
While the grant for Georgetown
includes the costs Of equipment and
furnishing of the hospital, in the
case of the new George Washington
Hospital, the university will carry
this cost, which is estimated to run
to about 100000.
VIII COn0emn Lana.
Land for the new George Wash
ington Hospital and its new medical
school will be acquired by condem.
nation by the FWA. The site in
wolves whole square south Of Penn.
sylvania avenue NV, bordering
Washington Circle, Twenty second.
Twenty third and I streets. For
many years this area has been re-
garded tentatively as desirable
site for expansion of the greater
George Washington University.
The site now is improved by q
variety of buildings, mostly dwell
ings, with a large apartment house
fronting on Washington Circle, and
st. Paul's Episcopal Church on
Twenty third street,
The new George Washington Hos
pital will be limestone faced build
ing of six and eight stories.
Oficials said that while work is
not to be started at once, the Plaza
Hotel, on Washington Circle, would
not be required for some time as a
part of the George Washington site.
1t is to be condemned by the Gov
ernment but is to be operated by
the university as an apartment
house, the receipts to be turned over
to the Government, it was ex-
planned.
Presidents Interest.
President Roosevelt's interest was
said to have been inspired by the
thought that the ALLEGATION of funds
for two teaching hospitals"-
both Of them will be connected, as
now, with their medical schools
would serve the dual purpose Of pro-
viding greatly needed hospital beds
while serving educational require
ments of the two medical schools.
Pending now before Congress is a
bill to make Federal funds available
for construction of a 1,500-bed hos
pital center for the joint use of
Garfield and Emergency Hospitals
and perhaps other of the older pri-
vate hospitals, to be operated on a
elf-sustaining basis from patient
revenues, endowments and gifts.
This is co-sponsored by Senator
Tydings, Democrat, of Maryland:
(See HOSPITALS, Page A-49