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 . Dining Rooms. The dining-room fornurses (if in the .same building with thekitchen) should be in a well-lighted por-tion of the building, and some attentionshould be paid to the decoration and ar-tificial illumination. A serving room,equipped with steam table and coffeeurns, should be ])laced between kitchenand dining-room, if possible. ^^^^?~~ -~ 1 il ? n \ P ^ ^^T^^HH i^ ? ?? ? • I ? -^--vV^ KIC. 302. STATK HOSPITAL,
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 . Dining Rooms. The dining-room fornurses (if in the .same building with thekitchen) should be in a well-lighted por-tion of the building, and some attentionshould be paid to the decoration and ar-tificial illumination. A serving room,equipped with steam table and coffeeurns, should be ])laced between kitchenand dining-room, if possible. ^^^^?~~ -~ 1 il ? n \ P ^ ^^T^^HH i^ ? ?? ? • I ? -^--vV^ KIC. 302. STATK HOSPITAL, I)P:TAIL. It has been found in man\- institutionsthat a dining-room or restaurant forfriends of the ])atients is not only asource of satisfaction to the friends butalso a profit to the hospital. The feeding of servants has been ac-complished in an economical way inmany institutions by establishing a self-serve system, where each ])erson selectswhat suits him best, takes it to the table,and eats. This removes dissatisfactionon the part of the servants, facilitatesthe service, and reduces the number oTwaiters. OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY 189. FIG. 3(W. KUDOLPH VIRCHOW HOSPITAL. VIEW IN KITCHEX. More attention is paid to the designand finish of the kitchens in many ofthe larger European hospitals than inthis country. (Figs. 301, 302. 303.) Like the kitchen, the Laundry and Dis-infccting Plant should have an accessiblelocation to which the soiled linen andarticles of disinfecting can be easilybrought and from which the fresh linencan be removed. The size and characterof the building is, of course, governedby the requirements and size of the in-stitution. In planning the hospital laundry, thesame care and thought should be usedas in planning a factory; that is, tosecure the greatest efficiency m the work,from the bringing in of the soiled linento the delivery of the clean. From thesorting room to the linen room, an effortshould be made to avoid lines of crossingan
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