The Sidney herald., 1956-01-19
Medical Building

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controlled from the reception
lists office.
OFFICES in the south end of the
building are used by DR.. Low for
the conduct of his eye, ear, nose
and throat practice. These in
clude the doctors large office in
the southwest corner of the build
ing, and a smaller room next
door which serves as a business
office and optical dispensing room,
where patients may select glasses
frames at their leisure, without
interruption. Both these rooms
are also finished in mahogany
plywood paneling. Examining
rooms for ear. nose and throat
work, vision testing and special
eye and a testing r also pro-
vided.
Doctor Pennepacker's offices
are located north of the lobby,
along the west hallway. These
include a small private office
which is finished in birch panel
ing, two general examining rooms
and large treatment room. The
latter can be divided by a mod
ernfold door to form two smaller
examining rooms, one for mater
nifty patients, and n for the
examination of infants and small
children. A large workroom with
facilities for storage and steril-
ization of instruments complete
this suite.
Much of the east side of the
edifice is occupied by x-ray and
laboratory facilities. Two small
dressing rooms are provided for
the convenience of the patients
undergoing examinations in this
section of the building. The
northeast corner contains a med
ical library.
The two local physicians are
gratified that all the actual con-
struction work was contracted
for and completed by Sidney
firms, using local labor. They feel
that the speed and outstanding
quality of the work done was
an attribute to the high standards
maintained by local building
tradesmen. The general contrac-
tor was B. D. Ness, who also
supervised all construction. Cabi-
net work ard woodwork was
done by Sidney Mill Work and
by Ed Renner. All plumbing was
installed by Sidney Plumbing
and Heating Company, William
Petersen and Sons. This includes
fixtures of most modern type and
attractive design.
To Joe Fisher of Sidney Sheet
Metal Works goes credit for in
stalling the forced air heating
system, which includes complete
air conditioning. L. j. Lee of
Sidney Electric was awarded the
electrical contract, following a
design laid out by Bob Potts. c. r.
Banta and Sons performed all
masonry work, s~tuccoing and
plastering. Interior walls r of
smooth finish plaster which pre-
sents a nice appearance and is
exceptionally easy to clean. Roof
ing was done by Dagrold Jones.
Alvin Christensen and Orris
Johansen did all painting and
finishing of woodwork in a cred
liable fashion. Kent Anderson of
Sidney Paint and Glass contract
ed for the attractive asphalt tile
floors, which include a cork tone
pattern in the waiting room and
several offices, which has not
been previously used in any To-
cal business establishments. The
Northern Building and Loan and
The Sidney National Bank gave
assistance in planning the fl
nancing.
Much new medical equipment
has been purchased and installed
for the better service of local
patients. Both physicians will
continue to do the same type of
work that they have done in
the past, with Doctor Low spe-
cializing in eye, ear, nose and
throat and allergy problems, and
Doctor Pennepacker doing gem
eral medicine and surgery. Doc
tor Low. a medical graduate of
the University of Minnesota in
1910. has been in Sidney since
1943. He has specialized in OPP
Technology and otorhinolaryngol-
ogy since 1916. Doctor Penne-
packer came to Sidney in 1948.
He received his M. d. from Bos-
ton University in 1945. They are
both very happy that they were
able to complete this addition to
the fine medical and hospital
facilities afforded Sidney resi-
dents. Open house will be held
Saturday, January %, at which
time the public is invited to
visit.