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 . 5 2 ii W < , o < n H c ^ 2 O OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY 4i complete and thoroughly equipped pri-vate-patient pavilion for this general plan (Fig. 64) shows thelocation in connection with the existinghospital. It has been necessary to planwith precipitous grades, and the ap-proach to this pavilion from the mainhospital is over a bridge from the secondstory of the original building; thencethrough the
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 . 5 2 ii W < , o < n H c ^ 2 O OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY 4i complete and thoroughly equipped pri-vate-patient pavilion for this general plan (Fig. 64) shows thelocation in connection with the existinghospital. It has been necessary to planwith precipitous grades, and the ap-proach to this pavilion from the mainhospital is over a bridge from the secondstory of the original building; thencethrough the tunnel into the mountain;thence, by means of elevators and stair- cases, to the various floors of the newpavilion. While every institution should have itsentrance speak Welcome to the comingguest, it is doubly important in a build-ing of this kind that much care be de-voted to making an entrance commen-surate with the object for which thebuilding is erected. The severe hygienicdetail which it is desirable to use wheresurgery and surgical dressings are under. 42 THE AMERICAN HOSPITAL way can be abandoned here and theaesthetic side consiilered. Wiiile the ques-tion of hygiene should never be lost sightof in any hospital department, the hos-pital architect should not be a slave to thisfancy, but should be able to couple goodhygiene with good design. The medical department of this build-ing is as complete as that of anyof its kind in America, for theauthorities of the hospital realized that the physician should have greater op-portunities for his work than are pro-vided in the majority of medical institu-tions. The surgical department is most com-plete. The system of lighting is entirelyindirect, no lighting fixture being in theoperating room, but all concealed behindthe glazed ceiling. Entirely new models of sterilizers weredesigned for this building. Distilled
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