Evening star., 1948-09-17
Hospita|sGet.
Green Light on
Expansion Plans
ALLEGATION Of Funds
To ChiIdren's ond
GoIIineer Approved


Both Children's Hospital and the
District government gave the greer
light today to major hospital ex-
pansion plans, made possible by al.
location of Federal funds that will
partly pay for the projects.
The Commissioners late yester-
day approved allocations of. $685.
900 to Children's for a new main
hospital building and 100000 to
Gallinger Hospital to begin con-
struction of a new pediatrics-crip-
pied children's building and lab
oraLory.
Funds were allocated from ST.
399 900 that will be available here
during the next three years under
the Hill-Burton Act to spur hos
pital construction. Under the plan,
every 81 of Federal funds must be
matched with 81 on hand for the
project.
Final approval of the ALLEGATIONS
rests with the Public Health Serv-
lC6, puI 1CCl IIllo
will be cleared with no difficulty.
Hadley Request Denied.
Acting on recommendations of the
Hospital Advisory Council, the city
heads refused a request for $685.
900 by DR.. Henry G. Hadley to COM
plete a small private hospital, al
ready under construction in the
1900 block of Nichols avenue S.W.
Commissioner Mason said the re-
quest was turned down because the
group did not have the necessary
matching funds.
Childrens will match its $598, 200
with $1,316,000 raised in public
fund drive. James H. Lemon, presi-
dent of the hospital Board of Di-
rectors, said he hoped construction
could get under way by next sum-
mer on a building to replace the
present one. facing w street at
Thirteenth street NV.
The new administration building,
plans for which already are drawn,
will house about Sc beds, raising
capacity of the hospital from the
present 222 beds to about $50, Mr..
Lemon said. In addition, the funds
will be used to renoVate bed facili-
ties in other buildings of the insti-
tuition.
Estimates Revised.
Mr.. Lemon said spiralling con-
struction expenses have raised early
cost estimates far out of reach of
what we had on hand He said
he wanted to express particular
gratitude to the Hospital Advisory
Council, the. Health Department
and the Commissioners for approx
ing our request for this money SO We
can 60 ahead with our new build
ing" ~a-...-
The Commissioners, meanwhile.
decided not to carry out proposed
revisions in plans for the new pc
diatrics crippled children building
at this time, in order to avoid de-
lays that would result from going
to Congress for large expense au-
thorization. Under present plans,
according to Walter l.. Fowler. Dis
UuOkCI SOlloUl dIVAoAi 40
expected to start this year.
The new building, authorized
now at a cost of $2,050,0 900, will have
two wings-with a three-story Pc
diatrics building and tWo-story
wing for crippled children.
Original plan for use OF the Hill
Burton money, according to Henry
s. Gavens, Health Department bud
get officer, was for construction OF
a third floor on the crippled chill
dren's building for the specific treat
ment of rheumatic heart disease
victims.
Under the Commissioners decision
Yesterday, however, the $40O,O00 Will
be Jumped with funds appropriated
for the currently planned conStrlc-
ton.
Engineer Commissioner Gordon r..
Young said the city heads still are
considering the possibility of using
remaining Hill-Burton funds later to
add the third story. To attempt to
increase the $2050.O00 cost authori-
zation now, he explained, would
mean delaying construction until
Congress convenes next year.
Meanwhile, the city must return
to Congress tor further approprIa-
lions to meet cost of the Gallinger
project. Only S62O,000 has been ap-
proprlated thus tar, MI Gavens SAID.
0fficials said they added Sl90,00U
appropriated for a new laboratory
at Gallinger to the S620,000 specltl-
oaIly earmarked for the pediatrlcs-
Crippled childrens building IN order
to qualify for the lone third" allo-
cation of 100000 under the Hill
Burton plan.
F, The allocations yesterday actually
amount to a commitment OF fluids to
Ghildren's and Gallinger, 'otnciais
explained. About $573,60O OF the
s1 1893 900 provided for the District
is available now and the resi- will
De provided during the next three
Years