The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-02-21

various reclining positions. Large
windows let a great deal of light
in. There is a small table near
each bed on which medicine and
other hospital paraphernalia may
be placed.
At the end of this corridor
there is a sun porch which is at
present in use as a ward not be-
cause of overcrowding but simply
because it is a very pleasant
place 20 be.
The nurses niche is here with
the call phones ready nearby
There is also small dispensary
and comfort stations nearby.
Natal Ward
a49 Going back. to the main, cor,
Eider the next step down brings
usfrto smother beautiful wand:
This ward is used for xexpectant
iInothersa There is;s San beautiful
Large glass.QfWindoWe Il section
through which babies. may be
seen each, in their little cribs and
in various degrees of redness, ac-
cording to their time in this
world. Some are born with hair,
some are quite bald, some are
long, some are short. Each has
a little bracelet around the arm
with its name.
Continuing on down the Hall
there is another extremely large
sun porch which can be convert
ed into dormitory.
Doubling back on the main
corridor the first large room on
the right is the dining room. A
spacious place with large tables
spread out, Behind this is the
huge .vw with large ovens and
large cooking pots designed to
feed all inmates of the Hospital.
Cleanliness is the last word here
too with the galley just shining
{ in its well kept state. si i
Back, to the. main. corridor and
doubling back still further I'VE
enter another side corridor and at
the end there are the large nper-
5ating rooms. There are two oper-
aating rooms each with the CEN
trail 4or rating table and instru-!
rnents9i carefully kept, in glass
cases. The operating room to the
left is the one most used and Isl
kept for 1.-THE minor operations.
When the operation is quite pro-
Ioneed and the operating room
to. the, right is used. o fa
Laboratory
Just before we go back into
the main corridor we pass the
X-Ray room Technicians are
difficult to obtain but the doctors
themselves are operating the X
Ray machines when the need
arises. AS soon as the technicians
problem eases up the Hospital
have first rate technician, Miss
Hartel states. In this same cor
ridor there is a very complete
laboratory where specimens are
brought and where various tests
are made. Most of the tests are
sent out nowfjwith the results
brought ofbaek tito the Hospital
There aist aNt&ehnieia1,c however,
who handlasamany of the tests, at,
the Hospital nowgolg toe t,aa
Back into the mann corridor
and going back toward the mains
reception Groom weIlpasS into an7
other side corridor which brings
us into the main boiler room
where huge boiler supplies heat
to the hospital.
And so back into the main re-
ception room where we await
the bus which regularly comes to
the Hospital or go into our, own
car parked on the grounds.
Principal need for Key West
ers now is to know their Hos
pital. Knowing your Hospital
thoroughly, you viii be very
proud of Key Vests health facili-
ties. You can explain this inn
portant adjuct to the munich
pality to your friends and to the
winter visitors who will ask you
about your city hospital. Take a
bus or car out to the Hospital