Evening star., 1944-09-08

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Tentative plans for the new George
town Hospital, 1t was said, call for
single 1o-story unit costing, n. .000,-
900. with provisions for possible fu-
ture expansion. 4
Both DR.. German and the Rev.
David v. McCauley. s. j., regent and
dean Of medicine, stressed that plans
are subject to modification and
many details still remain to be
worked out In general, the archi-
lecture would conform to the Co
lonial red brick medical-dental
building. which has columns In front
and rear,
Regarded as an Ideal" site for a
hospital and convenient to bus
transportation, the location also Isl
carefully protected. Across the street
Is the large Archbold estate. On the
west side the hospital will be fringed
by the !Oovernment-owned Glover
Archbod parkway, anatural, wooded
ravine.
159 More Beds.
The projected 400-bed capacity
would give Georgetown $50 more
beds than the present facilities Of It's
old hospital.
Georgetbwn Hospital was started
in 1893 with "a beds, ct Thirty
fourth and N streets NV, and now
occupies virtually the entire block.
Since 1929, when new wing was
added. the only other improvements
have been q temporary building for
internes and . nurses home, now
practically completed. The latter is
q Federal Works Agency project.
DR.. German said the new hospital
would be conducted as under exist
ing arrangements, by the Sisters of
|St. Francis, under the ownership of
the university and supervision of
the medical school,
There Is no intention of disposing
of the old hospital buildings, he
said. On the contrary, tentative
plans call for the use of some of the
buildings to provide needed dormi-
tories for Georgetown students in
all departments. If necessary, after
the war, 1t is possible some of the
space might be utilized for class
rooms. At present, there is no pro-
vision at the university for law,
medical and dental students wish
ing to live. on the campus.
Will Continue Nurses Home.
The nurses home at GEORGETOWN
Hospital will continue in use in
definitely. Nurses in training now at
tend classes at the medical school
and reside at the hospital.
George Washington's School of
Medicine dates back to 1925. The
hospital and dispensary, jointly op--
Grated with the school, Is rated as
a Glass A" medical college by the
American Medical Association. Its
chair Of bacteriology has been held
by numerous outstanding figures in
the Scientific world, such as Walter
Reed, Theobald Smith and Frederick
Russell.
In 1855, the university, then
known as Columbian College, was
the recipient from w. w. Cor
coran OF a building for a medical
school and that department, which
had been discontinued for a period,
was re.established, The medical
faculty established a teaching hos
pital on the H street site In 1898.
The first building used was a COM
modious dwelling and In 1902 the
university erected an additional
building which increased the bed
capacity. ~
In a recent letter to Senator Tyd-
sings. voicing full agreement with
the need for expanding washington
hospital facilities, Gen. Fleming ing,
.gested 1t might be, WISE tOa ha6e a
number of hospital centers snce
Washington Is horizontal city,
spread over large area. !
Good Start Made. j. u
Sponsors Of the new projects said
today good start already has been
made on a "regionaIIy available"
plan Tor hospitals. WIN the i'm
pioxementof facilities az Freedmen's
HOSPITAL, which is reted to the
H6Sard University Me6tcal School,
AND with expansion afs6 improve
ment of facilities at Gallinger
Municipal Hospital, two OF the five
centers now are being developed.
The projected new hospitals for
Georgetown and George Washing
ton will provide two additional mod
ern centers, while the Emergency
Garfield combination sought in the