The American hospital of the twentieth century; a treatise on the development of medical institutions, both in Europe and in America, since the beginning of the present century . devoted to administration and medicaltreatment, and there are no patients^rooms below the second floor. The en-trance lobby is large and generous, giv-ing the would-be patient the idea of hos-]Mtality. On the first floor (Fig. 62), besidesthe general office, reception rooms, etc.,are located the laboratory, the hydro-therapeutic. Zander room, and X-rayroom, together with rest room, toilets,etc., for the medical treatm
The American hospital of the twentieth century; a treatise on the development of medical institutions, both in Europe and in America, since the beginning of the present century . devoted to administration and medicaltreatment, and there are no patients^rooms below the second floor. The en-trance lobby is large and generous, giv-ing the would-be patient the idea of hos-]Mtality. On the first floor (Fig. 62), besidesthe general office, reception rooms, etc.,are located the laboratory, the hydro-therapeutic. Zander room, and X-rayroom, together with rest room, toilets,etc., for the medical treatment depart-ment. On this floor is also located a sterilizing room, anaesthetizing room,utility room, and surgeons locker room,the surgeons scrub-up being placed atthe end of the main o])eratiiig cabinets, blanket warmers, etc.,make this a most com|)lete unit. The heating plant and laundry are inan entirely separate building. The demand for a private ward unit inCanadas great hospital, the Royal Vic-toria, in Montreal, has been so great thatone of her most generous-hearted sonshas provided the means for building a OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY 37 o gNwO bEtL I. cc or Second fioot Plan icALE ????WiiiiuaiJf rEEt it-^-0- Maternity pavilion Bridgeport HospitalBrjdgeport Conn f ^TtVENJ AS-CHlTtCT FIG. 45. PLAN OF SECOND FLOOR-MATERNITY BUILDING, BRIDGEPORT (CONN.) HOSPITAL. Edward F. Stevens, Architect.
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