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 . THE AMERICAN HOSPITAL. FIG. 88. J)R. \VILLI.\MS PRIVATE SANATORIUM. \IP:\V IX OPERATING ROOM. To illustrate what some of the laterEuropean hospitals are doing in the lineof medical equipment, a few examplesare here shown. The Virchow. at Berlin (Fig. 1) de-votes even more room to the medicaltreatment department than to the sur-gical. At the Barmbeck (Fig. 2), Ruppelslatest hospital, at Hamburg, the bath-house is given


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 . THE AMERICAN HOSPITAL. FIG. 88. J)R. \VILLI.\MS PRIVATE SANATORIUM. \IP:\V IX OPERATING ROOM. To illustrate what some of the laterEuropean hospitals are doing in the lineof medical equipment, a few examplesare here shown. The Virchow. at Berlin (Fig. 1) de-votes even more room to the medicaltreatment department than to the sur-gical. At the Barmbeck (Fig. 2), Ruppelslatest hospital, at Hamburg, the bath-house is given the place of honor on themain axis, while the operating pavilionoccupies a secondary position. The Bispebjerg (Fig. 3) at Copen-hagen, among the newest large Scandi-navian hospitals, has devoted a largespace to this department, which is en-tered by semi-underground passages. In Munich-Schwabing (Fig. 4). oneof Europes best hospitals, one finds amost complete equipment. If we studvthis plan in detail. (Fig. 100) we findbaths of every kind for the relief of suf-fering humanity. Commencing at theleft are the Roentgen-ray department,the inhalation department, the rest rooms, pneumatic chamber, mas


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