Milford chronicle., 1958-11-14
Hospital Auxiliary News


Mr.. Gerard Lorenz, administra-
tor of the Milford Memorial Hos
pital, took all of the members
present at the regular meeting on
Tuesday, for a tour of the Hospi-
tai. The special emphasis of the
tour was to let the members see
equipment furnished with Auxiliary
funds. The second emphasis was
to let them see seds that could
be supplied by the Auxiliary.
Starting on the fourth floor, Miss
Fink, physical therapist, explained
equipment used in that depart
ment. This had all been furnished
thru the Auxiliary several years
ago.
In the waiting room on the fourth
floor. they could see the cupboards
with displays of the baby pictures.
These pictures are taken under the
auspices of the Auxiliary with Miss
Cordelia Carter as chairman.
Miss Swain demonstrated the
resusitator and heated bassinet the
Auxiliary had purchased last year.
The new born baby is placed in
this bed Immediately after delivery
and it is completely equipped for
any emergency. The oxygen tent
purchased this year was also
shown.
y Passing the nurses desk, mem
tion was made of the chart desks
used by the nurses on all the floors
which are an early purchase of the
auxiliary. On down the hall, the
members saw the new isolette for
premature babies which was
bought by Auxiliary funds this
year II is completely controlled
for temperature, oxygen and hu-
1nidity. They were also shown the
fwo incubators they had bought.
2 On the third floor, Mr.. Lorenz
demonstrated the usefulness of
the recovery room stretchers
bought this past year by the MEM
tbership dues. These stretchers Of
STAINLESS steel with locking wheels,
adjustable sides and an intrave-
tnous rod, serve a very useful func-
Etion in taking patients from the
Operating room and serving as their
bed until they leave the recovery
Broom. The new resusjtator was also
Shown in the recovery room.
, On the second or main floor,
smention was made of the entrance
doors which were bought and in
STALLED with Auxiliary funds. The
waiting room and consultation
room furnishings were a former
egift of the Auxiliary.
4 On the first floor the members
inspected the emergency room and
tthe fracture bed-one of their early
purchases. OF great interest on
fthis floor was the tour thru the
Kitchen. The complete dishwash-
hing equipment given by the Aux
-iliary was demonstrated. This takes
care of all dishes with a minimum
fof handling and a maximum of
sspeed and efficiency. The stainless
hsteel refrigerators had also been
bought by the Auxiliary.
It was in this kitchen area that
kMr. Lorenz pointed out some of the
smore pressing needs. The stoves
tand ovens are all old and obsolete.
~They do the job but need replacing
kbadly. Mr.. Lorenz also feels that
ga much better form of truck to car
hry meals upstairs would do a more
refficient job of keeping food pala-
ltable and either hot or cold till it
kreaches the patient. To replace
eboth the stoves and trucks would
be a very expensive project but a
smost valuable one.
: After the tour, Mr.. Lorenz ex-
Rplained this need for more efficient
Kitchen equipment. The Auxiliary
discussed it at some length and de-
Tcided to ask for more definite in
Eformation and to make this re-
kequiping of the kitchen their spe-
scial project for the next year or
ttwo. This will require an all out
seffort but will be most useful and
give great comfort to every patient.
One of the projects now under
way To raise funds is thru por-
trait that will be painted by Mrs.
sAcko. Some lucky donor may have
his or her portrait painted. Last
year, Mrs. Acko donated her skill
and a considerable sum was raised.
Mrs. Dousell announced that the
student nurses are holding a bake
on Saturday at o'clock in the
location formerly occupied by the
RBata Shoe Store.