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POSTWAR HOSPITAL
EXPANSION PLANNED
Mental, Tubercular, And Chronic
Disease Projects Total Nearly

Mental, Tubercular, And Chronic
Disease Projects Total Nearly
$5,OOO,OOO
Expansion of medical-care facili-
ties in the State institutions for the
treatment of tubercular and mental
ly i'll patients constitutes one of the
most vital phases of Maryland's Post
War Construction Program, Governor
O'Conor has pointed out Almost half
of the more than $10,000,000 worth
of work already projected lies in
these fields, the Governor empha-
sized,
Thirteen projects estimated to cost
S3,035,200 already are on the draw
ing boards, he made known, and
three other projects, totalling ST.
662,5OO are being made ready for
the early preparation of plans and
specifications. All these projects arc
sponsored by the State Administra-
ton and do not include the programs
of Baltimore City and the counties
and municipalities. Data now being
received in the Office of the Maryland
Commission on Postwar Reconstruc
ton and Development indicate, he
added, that additional improvements
in hospital facilities will be made
by various of the counties and towns
of the State.
Projects on which plans already
are on the drawing boards, include
among Others
Cottage group for 400 female pa
tents, estimated to cost $457, 200,
and admitting building for 100 fe-
male patients, estimated to cost
$4,000, for the Spring Grove Hos
pital.
Cottages for disturbed women for
100 patients, estimated to cost $780,
900; cottages for disturbed men, 100
patients, estimated to cost $50, 900
Springfield State Hospital.
One dormitory building to housa
100 patients, alcoholics, estimated to
cost $4,000, for Brownsville State
Hospital.
Quarters for SO patients, and con-
struction of frame cottage for 80 EN-
ployees, estimated to cost 10000
for the Eastern Shore State Hospital
Other projects of significance in
tke Post War Program include: ad-
ditional 100 bed capacity for the
Maryland State Sanitorium, estimat-
ed to cost $4,000, in addition tc
the hospital building planned for
Henryton, estimated to cost $65, 900
and the 30-bed hospital estimated
to cost $4,000, for Mt. Wilson.
Among the more important ad
vances in the field of disqualification
for the people of Maryland, Governor
O'Conor gave special mention to the
project for the new Eastern Shore
Hospital for Chronic Diseases, esti-
mated to cost $3.50, 1000, to be locat
ed just outside Salisbury, Wicomico
County. Tkis has progressed to a
point, he said, where 50% of it's sur
veys and preliminary plans have been
completed.
Attention was called also to the
tentative plans for the Western Shore
Hospital for Chronic Diseases, also
estimated to cost $750,0OO, and
which, like the Eastern Shore insti-
tuition, will make it possible to afford
needed disqualification and surgica-
care to many inmates of county aims
houses and otker INDECENT aged per-
sons to whom such care is not avail
able at the present time.
These projected expansions OF
State Hospital facilities have been
planned carefully, on the basis of ex-
pected increased demands in this re-
spect. Maryland has long enjoyed
an enviable position among the States
of the Country, in the matter of med
ical care services" Govrnor O'Conor
added, land as a center for the de-
velopment of new methods in this
important field, and our State Ad-
ministration is exceedingly anxious
to maintain this distinction in the
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