. The National Civic Federation review . kly, easily and reasonably attractive. During the present administration a dormitory forwomen helpers has been added to the accomplish-ments at the City Hospital, and contracts have beenId tor a nurses home and training school and foradditional facilities for women helpers at the Metro-politan Hospital, as well as a staff house for internesand a large and well-equipped dining, kitchen andservice building at the City Hospital. Other dormi-tories, nurses houses and staff houses are needed atthe Childrens Hospital, Metropolitan Hospital, CityHospital, Cumb
. The National Civic Federation review . kly, easily and reasonably attractive. During the present administration a dormitory forwomen helpers has been added to the accomplish-ments at the City Hospital, and contracts have beenId tor a nurses home and training school and foradditional facilities for women helpers at the Metro-politan Hospital, as well as a staff house for internesand a large and well-equipped dining, kitchen andservice building at the City Hospital. Other dormi-tories, nurses houses and staff houses are needed atthe Childrens Hospital, Metropolitan Hospital, CityHospital, Cumberland Street Hospital, Kings CountyHospital and Coney island Hospital. A modem structure to contain every facility req-nisile for the proper handling and serving Ot foodsshould replace the old kitchen building, and also thedining rooms for the helpers at the MetropolitanI lospltal. The great need of additional accommodations forpatients at. the several Institutions requires large ap-propriations, but essentials for the humane treatment. ATTIC DORMITORY. of the employes are just as imperative. This is nec-essary to aid in securing a permanent class ofhelpers. At present some of the forces must be prac-tically reorganized each month, the helpers remain-ing frequently but long enough to draw one monthspay and depart for a drunken spree. No privateenterprise could be operated successfully with sucha changing force, and it is impossible to give thecitys poor and sick proper or economic care undersuch conditions. Compensation for helpers in theDepartment of Charities being ridiculously low, con-tributes largely toward the difficulty in attractingcompetent, permanent workers. It is worthy of notethat the splendid arrangements which have been pro-vided for the convenience of the employes in somecity institutions, such as Gouverneur Hospital, areoffered in addition to an adequate wage just as theyare by employers in many commercial enterprises,and, fair wages and good working condition
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