Evening Star Newspaper, May 10, 1925, Page 21

NEW WING TO HELP | INCHILD'S HOSPITAL $200,0C0 Addition Ready, Providing 75 More Beds and Other Facilities. Opening of the new wing of the Children’s Hospital has placed at the service of Washington one of the most complete, sclentifically equipped insti- tutions for the care and treatment of children to be found anywhere in the United States. The experience of more than 50 years in the treatment of child mal- adies has been brought to bear in plan- ning and equipping the new addition. and has resulted in a rearrangement of the entire institution to give the maximum of care and attention to regular patients and the greater num- ber who receive treatment at the 15 clinics provided here. Near approach of National Hospital day. May 12, has focused attention upon the hospital facilities of Wash- ington and the Nation, with particular emphasis upon the struggles of insti- tutions such as Children’s Hospital to give adequate service, handicapped as they are by lack of funds and depend- ent almost entirely upon the philan- thropy of those in sympathy with their humanitarian work. In the case of Children’s Hospital, it long ago became apparent that addi- tional facilities for the treatment of youthful unfortunates were a neces- sity. Funds necessary for building and equipment were not_available. And right here those public-spirited per- sons guiding the destinies of the insti- tution decided upon probably the most novel financing project ever under- taken. They borrowed funds to make the $200,000 addition a reality, depend- ing for liquidation of the debt solely upon a firm belief in the sympathy and generosity of Washington and Washingtonians. Will Hold Open House. “Make Children's Hospital a per- manent memorial to those who have suffered and have sympathy with suf. fering” was the thought dominating these men and women. They have given of their time, thought, energy and support to the last degree and have seen reared the structure of their dreams. They are now ready to ac- cept the endowments which will per- petuate the names of those who wish to render incalculable aid to humanity; to help those who can become the healthy, successful men and women of tomorrow only through the aid they can secure at Children's Hospital. With this in mind, National Hos- pital day in Washington this year holds a peculiar significance, and in keeping with the alm of the National Hospital Association in setting aside the day officials of Children's Hos- pital are making ready to throw open their institution for the inspection of the interested to demonstrate the value of the work being done there for the citizens of another generation. Children’'s Hospital last year treated 2,885 patients. Since most of the youngsters brought there for treatment are in such serious condi- tlon as to preclude home treatment, the record of 2635 patients dis- charged gives some idea of the effi- clency of the hospital staff and the thoroughness with which each case is studied and cared for. Even this does not give an ade- quate idea of the far-reaching serv- ice of the hospital, for in this same period 10,118 visits were made to the hospital dispensary and 6,230 visits to the Cushman Memorial Child Wel- fare Clinic. In all, more than 19,000 children were given a start in the world without which a large percent- age would have had no chance in the battle of life. 75 New Beds Provided. Despite this enormous number of unfortunates given aid, every day it became more apparent that greater numbers were in need of the treat- ment lack of space and facilities precluded giving. To meet this de- mand the new addition was built. The addition contains space ‘for 75 beds, has four new operating rooms each fully equipped with the most modern aids to surgery, quarters for internes, diet kitchens and other de- partments. Space for treatment of out- patients is provided on the first fioor, with pathological laboratories, X-ray department, milk-formula laboratories, orthopedic clinics, medical, ear, nose. throat and eye clinics, waiting rooms, office and record room. In addition there is an up-to-the-minute dental clinic, which, by the way, is probably the most liberally patronized of any of the 15 clinics housed here. A physio- therapy clinic, in charge of an efficient physiotherapist, promises to fill a long- felt want in the treatment of crippled children. ' In each of these departments the visitor is at once struck with the visi- ble signs of careful planning and ef- ficient administration. Even in the milk-formula laboratory the great re- frigerator bespeaks the attention to detail which the hospital staff gives. Nothing but milk is kept in this big ice chest, which covers almost one en- tire side of the room. It is divided into partitions, and in each is kept a dif- ferent formula of milk. The sterilizing plant in this department is on a par with that in each of the other clinics. Upon applying for treatment at the clinics each child first must undergo a thorough ph; 1 examination. Be- sides those maladies or infirmities which are apparent, this examination frequently brings out other deficiencies or ailments which have their effect upon the primary iliness of the patient. Each symptom is carefully tabulated, and the patient is then sent, with the medical findings, to the proper clinics for treatment. In many cases the child must receive treatment in several clinics. Many Benefit Indirectly. There is no differentiation as to class, creed or color in the work the hospital is doing, and it has been estimated that at least twice the number of chil- dren examined and treated receive in- direct benefits from the hospital in the of education in sanitation and giene taken into the homes by those who have been patients. For the treat- ment given at the hospital does not | begin and end there. It is the aim of the institution to spread the doctrine of prevention in every way possible, especially through instruction of its charges and their parents and rela- tives. Started in 1871, the Children’s Hos- pital first had quarters at the north- east corner of Thirteenth and F 'streets. Outgrowing these quarters, the hospital was moved to E street near Tenth, where it remained until 1878, when the present location was acquired—Twelfth to Thirteenth, V to ‘W streets. This site then was con- s:;iered as the very outskirts of the city. While the new site was ideal in many ways and gave promise—since fulfilled—of greatly increasing in value, it had its drawbacks. At first the dispensary was retained in its old quarters, and the young physicians who labored there until late at night and then had rounds to make at the hospital must needs ‘“hike” from ‘Tenth and E streets to Thirteenth and W streets or hire a “night liner,” the cost of which for such a long drive was almost prohibitive to the young practitioner or interne. For in those days the street cars, drawn by horses, stopped running at 10 ¢'clock. As one physiclan, still on the hospital staff, recalled the other day, the midnight walk in those times was anything but heartening, for a great of the way lay through the then “Hell's On the road to recovery, group of crippléd children being restored to nor- malcy at the Children’s Hospital. 'op right: Suffering, but still smiling—a typical Children's Hospital case. Bottom right : Bedridden, but happy i help smiling. 4 s the patient and the nurse just _—_—— Bottom.” where hoodlumism and worse flourished despite constant bat- tling by the police. Several Wings Added. The hospital of '8 occupled al| roomy, old - fashioned three - storied building. Commodious in comparison to its former quarters, the hospital soon outgrew its mew building, and two new wings were added on W street, and shortly after a third wing in the rear of the original building. Twelve vears ago two other wings were added, one fronting on Thir- teenth street, for housing private pa- tients, and the other, fronting Twelfth | street, where the dispensary was! placed. The newest addition is bullt | In the form of a T. fronting on V| street_and joining on to the rear of | the original building. Completion of the new wing,has allowed an almost complete rear- rangement of the institution, in that practically all of the actual work of housing and treating patients is centered in the three newer and more modern additions, while the original building and wings are being made available for nurses' quarters and schoolrooms for nurses and for the students of local universities who at- tend certain classes at Children's Hospital. The main offices and ad- ministration machinery also are housed in the original building. Through this rearrangement hospital's school of nursing fs ‘ex- pected to attain an even higher de- gree of efficiency than in the past, when crowded quarters ‘hindered progress to a marked degree. The hospital maintains in training from 40 to 60 nurses and maintains affili- ations with the Garfield Memorial Hospital and the University Hospital in Baltimore, to both of which insti- tutions nurses are being sent for adult work. The nurses’ school also has affiliations with George Washington University Hospital, the National Homeopathic Hospital and Gallinger Municipal Hospital. These affili- ations have made possible sending student nurses to George Washington University for courses in chemistry, bacteriology. histology and pathology. the until now it is almost an institution unto itself. Since children are usu- ally the victims of other persons’ neglect, the follow-up work of this department has heen found of inesti- mable value. Working in close con- Junction with the Associated Char- ities, Board of Children's Guardians, American Red Cross (home service section), Catholic Charities, Jewish Weltare, Instructive Visiting Nurses' Association, Child Welfare Associa- tion, Tuberculosis Clinic, the Wo- men’s Bureau and social service de- partments of other hospitals, these workers make follow-up visits to homes for both out-patient and hos- pital cases, arrange medical treat- ment f dren and see that it is given, find employment for p remove families to better home: call the attention of public authorities to unsanitary conditions beyond their jurisdiction. The leading physiclans and sur- geons of the District have places on the hospital staff, headed by Dr. Frank Leach, chairman, and H. H. Donnally, secretary. To the superin- tendent, Miss Mattie M. Gibson, the medical staff and hospital officers give a large portion of the credit for the steady growth and increasing usefulness of the institution. Rudolph Is President. The officers and directors of the hospital are: District Commissioner Cuno H. Rudolph, president; O. H. P. Johnson, first vice president: Thomas B. Sweeney, second vice president: Dr. Samuel S. Adams, secretary: N.’Lan don Burche]l, treasurer. Directors: George W.' Brown, Admiral lard H. Brownson, Myer Cohen, Frederick DeC. st. Charles C. Glover, James M. en, Frank S. Hight, Marshall Langhorne, Dr. Frank Leech, Maj. Henry Leonard, W. M. Ritter, Henry C. Sheridan, Mrs. Horace H. Westcott and Frederic Wil- Ham Wile. Mrs. Frederick H. Brooke is presi- dent of the board of lady visitors and as such sits with the directors. Other Wil- health | Blair, Mrs. Joseph Bradley, Mrs. Montgomery Blair, Miss Alice Clapp, Miss A. Cassels, Mrs. G. Thomas Dun- Mrs. John F. Dryden, Mrs. John . Davidge, Mrs. Stephen B. Elkins, Mrs. Reginald Fendall, Mrs. W. J. Flather, Jjr.; Mrs. Carroll Glover, irs. James M. Green, Mrs. Cary yson, Mrs. John H. Gibbons, Mrs. nolds Hitt, Mrs. Walter Hutchins, Mrs. Randall Hagner, Mrs. Frank S. Hight, Mrs. Alarson Houghton, Mrs. Herbert Howard, Mrs. Christian Her- t&x, Mrs. John Ihider, Mrs. Eldridge E. Jordan, Miss E. Kibbey, Mrs. R. M. Kauffmann, Mrs. Victor Kauff. Lard, Mrs. Henry Leonard, Miss Bertha Looker, Mrs. Ridley McLean, Mrs. H. C. Moses, Mrs. Upshur Moorhead, Miss Mary MecCauley, | Miss L. Mattis, M Fleming New- {bold, Mrs. Ross Pe! Mrs. Cuno H. Rudolph, Mrs. William M. Ritter, Mrs. John C. Simpson, Mrs. Richard D. Simms, Mrs. Herbert Slocum, Mrs. Sylvanus Stokes, Mrs. Louis Titus, Mrs. John F. Wilkins, Mrs. Aksel Wichfeld, Mrs. Harold Walker, Mrs. Richard Wilmer and Mrs. Reginald Walker. FURNITURE RENTING ¢ Parties Always in Stock members of this board are: Mrs. J. 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Further steps toward bringing' to- gether under the same roof those gov- ernmental agencies whose work s closely allled were taken yesterday when_ authority was given to move into the Navy Bullding the office of the United States engineer officer in charge of the Washington river and harbor district. Lieut. Col. Clarence O. Sherrill, di- rector of public buildings and public parks, announced yesterday that the engineer office, in charge of Maj. James O'Connor, United States Army Engineer Corps, would move into of- fires on the first floor of the Navy Bullding immediately adjoining the public buildings end public parks office. The change was made possible, ccording to Col. Sherrill, through the co-operation of the United States Ship- ping-Board and the Navy Department, which agreed to move offices to other parts of the building. The change makes possible of sav- ing to the Government of $15,000, which was allowed by Congress for the purpose of adding another story on the Research Building at Nineteenth and B streets for the purpose of pro- | viding accommodations for Maj. O'Connor’s office.” However, with the provision of space in the Nav ing, it will not be necessary to use| this fund, and the Research Building will remain as it is. “The work of the offices of Col. rill and Maj. O'Connor are closel lied in the improvement of the District | of Columbia. Col. Sherrill has the | buildings and purks under his direc- | tion, while Maj. O'Connor has the | river work in the Potomac and Ana- | cosua erx and the Washington | Channel. In fact, Loth officers are in | many instances members of the same | commissions, charged with improve- ment work. d e o | Favors World Court Entry. | ATLANTIC CITY, N. 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