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 . tion de])artment is connected with tiieserving kitchen of the childrens depart-ment by a slide. Directly under the slideis the dish sterilizer, the cover of which iscontrolled from both sides of the parti-tion, so that the infected china can bereturned through the dish sterilizer. The childrens ward unit in this build-ing is similar to the maternity ward unit,exce])t that the screens are of clear glass,])ermitting 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 . tion de])artment is connected with tiieserving kitchen of the childrens depart-ment by a slide. Directly under the slideis the dish sterilizer, the cover of which iscontrolled from both sides of the parti-tion, so that the infected china can bereturned through the dish sterilizer. The childrens ward unit in this build-ing is similar to the maternity ward unit,exce])t that the screens are of clear glass,])ermitting the nurse on duty to haveclose observation of all the children andstill affording the necessary isolation. The maternity department of the Ohiorallry General Hospital (Fig. 77) is sit-uated at the end of one of the wings andconsists of wards and ])rivate rooms, twodelivery rooms, a creche, and waitingroom. Cases needing isolation are takento the isolating department in the samebuilding. At the St. Lukes Hospital (Figs. 116and 117), New Bedford, this service istaken care of in a separate building, witha nearly ideal arrangement of rooms andservice. OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY 85. FIG. 116. ST. LUKES HOSPITAL, NEW BEDFORD. MATERNITY F. Stevens, Architect.
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