Milford chronicle., 1951-06-15
Contract Is Signed
For NeUU Wing To
Hospital Bldg.
teontinusd from nrst parsn

81 feet towards Sussex Avenue
covering approximately half the
length of the drive way to the
emergency entrance. 1t will be
four stories high, as is the present
building.
In this new wing will be located
the new operating suite consisting
of 2 major, 1 minor and a cysto-
scOpic operating rooms, all OF
which will be completely air-con-
ditiOned. The new born nursery
will be located on the fourth floor
with modern facilities to care for
SO infants, increasing the capacity
in this department from the pres
ent 20. A new division for pedia-
tries will be established in this
wing to double the present capacity
for child-care.
On the first floor will be located
the greatly enlarged laboratory and
blood bank, and the fracture room.
In the angle of the new wing and
the main building will be con-
structed One-story building to
provide a dining room for nurses.
With the construction of this
addition to the hospital the vari-
GUS departments of the institution
will be expanded and rearranged
as may be indicated for greater
efficiency and the overall capacity
of the hospital will be increased to
130 beds.
Mr.. Messick further stressed the
vital need for the new building to
house the nurses home and train
ing school, as is realized by every
one, there is a critical shortage of
nurses everywhere throughout the
country. The Milford Hospital
could not function if it had to de-
pend upon other nursing schools
for its supply of nurses. They
would just not be available.
Therefore, the nurses training
school is absolutely indispensable
to the local institution and it must
be properly equipped and stated to
produce the high quality of nurs-
ing personnel which is essential
for the successful hospital. In the
new building to be constructed OH
the corner of the hospital grounds
at Sussex Avenue and William
Streeti there will be accOmmOda-
tions for AS student nurses and 6
staff members. The equipment will
include 4 class rooms, a nursing
arts laboratory, a dietary labora-
tory, a chemical laboratory, a rec
reatiOn room and a lounge. The
school is Banned to graduate Is
nurses annually. several of whom
are expected to serve in the Mil
ford Hospital after graduation,
thereby providing a continuous
supply of capable nurses for this
community.
To provide greater quantities Of
steam needed for heating, cooking.
sterilizing and laundering, two new
200 h. p. boilers will be installed
in a separate building to be con-
structed south of the present laun-
dry building. An important facility
in this boiler plant will be the new
incineratOr that will solve the dis
pCsal problem.
The contract cost Of this entire
construction project is $3.50, ,993.
The Board of Trustees has funds
available totalling approximately
$775,0OO, leaving a balance to be
raised by public subscription of
about 100000. To be sure, as Mr..
Messick points out, the cost is tre-
mendOusly high in dollars but the
return upon the investment in
terms of the service which the Mil
ford Memorial HOsnitaI nrovides to
the hundreds of families of this
cOmmunitv can't be measured in
dollars The needed funds to nav
the balance must be contributed bv
these families. That will be done.
An appropriate ceremony is he
ing arranged for tho Start of tho
construction work and tho date will
h" announced in the Chronicle
shortly