The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1953-01-29, Page 11Hospital Special
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Hospital Special fHE 1IMES-ADVOCATE, EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY 29, 1953 Hospital Special
The South Huron Hospital
contains many modern features,
designed for economical opera
tion, maximum service, efficiency
and convenience.
'Here’s a few of the outstand
ing facilities the hospital offers:
Whisper System
This specialized P.A. equip
ment permits patients to sum
mon nurses without raising their
voices above a whisper. At the
head of each of the beds is an
individual microphone w h i c h
transmits the sounds to the nurses’ station. This~permits more
convenient and direct communi
cation, resulting in a saving of
one out of five nurses for service
to patients.
Cubicle Curtains
Each ward has modern cubicle
curtains to separate each bed
when patients are treated. The
curtains move on noiseless run
ners attached to permanent
ceiling rods. This replaces the
old folding curtains or pipe
racks used in older hospitals.
Infanettes
The infanette is an individual,
mobile baby cubicle, providing
room for all equipment inside its
framework,
child' can
drawer
cubicle
plastic
make
below
unit permits the nurses to wheel
the baby into a ward or to a
doctor’s examination room with
out touching it.
Specialized Equipment
With the assistance of the
Atkinson Charitable Foundation,
the Association was able to pur
chase operating and sterilizing
equipment, special lights, etc.
equal to those of larger hospitals
and of more modern design. An
incubator and certain orthopedic
equipment was purchased by the
Ontario Junior Red Cross.
Kitchen
The kitchen is a cook’s delight,
equipped with an eight-burner
gas stove, modern bane marie,
slicer, mixer, coffee
Necessities for each
be placed in the
two cupboards of its
shelf on which the
and
and
bed sits can be moved to
use of the table area
it. The mobility of the
urns, automatic toaster and re
frigeration unit. One side of the
kitchen
allowing
ditions.
Acoustic
Every
is made
tail the
the hospital.
Automatic Heating
The hot water heating system
is fully automatic, fired by -oil
burners. Unlike most of the exist
ing hospitals which use steam
heating, the South Huron Hos
pital will not need to employ
three men with engineer’s papers
to maintain the heating system.
Modei’n Food Room
This basement food storage
room includes two walk-in boxes
which will allow purchase of
food in large quantities. It has
convenient shelving and indivi
dual bins for
fruits.
Record Room
Also in the
fire-proof room
guard the important records and
papers of the hospital.
Sterilizing Chute
The modern laundry chute in
corporates an automatic steri
lizer. The clothes are placed in
the chute on the main floor and
while they are in the chute
they are sterilized before the
laundry women in the basement
touch them.
X-Ray Department
The efficient X-ray department
includes the most modern equip
ment, dressing rooms, dark room
for developing, and rest rooms,
provided with assistance of the
Huron County
sociation.
Pan Sterilizers
The hospital
matic bed pan
patient will have his own pan,
and there’s a special compart
ment in each room to keep it
separate from the others.
Ambulance Facilities
The ambulance entrance is de
signed for maximum efficiency
and speed. Inside the door, on
is almost all window,
suu-briglit working con-
Ceiling
ceiling in the building
of acoustic tile to cur-
amount of noise inside
vegetables
basement
which will
and
is a
safe
Tuberculosis As-
boasts two auto-'
sterilizers. Each
the west side, is a wheel chair
and stretcher. The emergency
room and operating room
only a few feet away.
Modern, Colorful
Each room is individually
corated, the design prepared
a professional interior decorator.
The walls are painted in pastel
colours; the drapes are flower-
tinted to match. Furniture in the
two-bed wards includes three
chairs, one flower table and two
bedside tables. The furniture is
modern and sturdy. In the recep
tion room, the lounges and tables
were made-to-measure.
Latest Beds
The patient will lie on an
end-cranking bed of the latest
design, with overhead table on
one pedestal which can be used
as a chair, writing desk or bed
table. Connected to the beds is
an individual light. There are no
ceiling lights in the wards.
Perfect Layout
When visitors enter the front
door of the hospital, they can
see down the corridor to the far
end of the building. The waiting
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BRIGHT WARDS This is one of the colorful wards in the new hospital. Painted in pas
tel shades, the rooms are highlighted by flower-tinted curtains and modern furniture. Each
bed contains private lamp, adjustable, mobile table with compartments for toiletries. Each
patient has his own individual cupboard for personal belongings. ■—Jack Doerr, Exeter
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Hospital Association Conquered
Many Disappointments, Setbacks
The South Huron Hospital As
sociation fought its way through
a myriad of problems to pro
duce the oustanding medical
building which will soon serve
the residents of this district.
Formed in the~ fall of 1949,
the Association lias since then
surmounted a seemingly endless
number of delays, disappoint
ments, difficulties and handicaps
to make the hospital a reality.
Although the construction of
the building has been completed,
the Association still' faces the
OPERATING ROOM — This imposing array of medical equipment is part of the operat
ing room. This and other surgical machinery was donated by the Atkinson Charitable
Foundation^ Toronto. -—Jack Doerib Exeter
task of operating the hospital"
successfully. To this group of
men, however, the job of ad
ministration must appear to be
relatively simple compared with
the problems it has met and
conquered in the past.
Members of the Hospital As
sociation are: E. D. Bell, chair
man; W. G. Cochrane, secretary;
R. N. Creech, treasurer; C. E.
Shaw, acting treasurer; C. S.
■MacNaughton, A. J. Traquair, L.
J. Penhale, William Ellerington,
Henry Beaver, Eric McIlroy, H.
C. Rivers, Ulric Snell, Elgin
Rowcliffe and Dr. J. G. Dunlop,
directors.
Staunch Group
The personnel of. the Associa
tion has changed little since its
inauguration although the body
has been reorganized several
times. The staunch men who
started the hospital campaign
were the same ones who finished
it.
The original formation of the
Association is outlined in detail
elsewhere in this edition. Since
then, the Association and its
committees have met hundreds
of times and spent thousands of
hours on the project.
While some members were
working on the major canvass
conducted during the fall of
1949 and the first half of 1950,
offibrs were delving into plans,
specifications and regulations in
volved in the construction of the
hospital.
Arduous Task
Few can imagine the amount
of correspondence, the number
of interviews* and consultations
these men participated in with
the architect and the government
departments to
on paper. It was
and at
The one of
There
land large enough to contain the
'hospital but many problems,
such as sewerage, water supply,
accessibility, etc., had to be in
vestigated. With the architect,
members of the association con
sidered the advantages and dis-
advantages of all of them before
making a selection.
Select Site
In Juue, 1950, when the can
vas approached the $100,000
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zSimply Tops7-Authorities
Monument To Generation
Ministers of health depart-1 particularly for its equipment.”
ments at Ottawa and Toronto “To me, the general cheerful- congratulate the people of the | ness of the hospital is outstand-
district and the South Huron
Hospital Association on the “fine,
modern” hospital which is about
to open its doors to serve the
sick of the area.
Hon. Paul Martin, federal
minister of health and welfare,
writes “to congratulate the
people of Exeter and the sur
rounding area on the splendid
results they have achieved with
their hospital.”
Ontario Minister of Health,
Hon. Mackinnon Phillips, M.D.,
states: “You have a fine, mo
dern hospital ... a fitting
reward for the tireless work and
unflagging faith which all of
you displayed in this cause. I
should like to extend my personal
congratulations and those of the
officials of this department to
the members of your Hospital
Association
c o n n e
taking.”
Doctors
Local
their praise of the new facilities.
“A hospital is South Huron
meets a long and increasing
■need in this community,” Dr. M,
C. Fletcher stated,
up-to-date
Installed for
tion of the
management
operation of
Dr. J. G. Dunlop, Exeter, said:
“I am impressed with the airi
ness of the building, the
the rooms, and the width
corridors, which is most
tant, The equipment is
cellent quality. I am awfully
glad they left the old Carling
house. This is an asset. It looks
beautiful.”
Dr. F. J. Milner, ‘Exeter, com
mented “I think it’s a big step
forward in the treatment of sick
in this area. I think the hospital
can’t be beat for its size and
and to everyone
c t e d with this under-
Enthusiastic
doctors, too, are loud in
I
“The most
facilities have been
the care and atten-
patients and the
deserves the co
al!.”
size of
of the
impor-
of ex-
standing,” Dr. F. J. Butson,
surgeon, states. “The equipment
for surgery and obstetrics is as
good as I’ve seen in any large
hospital. Certainly the new
whisper speaker system is going
to mean speedier assistance
during operations,”
It’s a wonderful place,” Dr. F.
J. Morlock comments. “I like its
spaciousness—the room in the
wards and the corridors. I think
the layout of the hospital is
especially good.”
AWaits Inspection
Sparkling-bright, modern in
every detail, the new hospital
proudly awaits inspection by the
people of the district.
Thursday and Friday
“grand opening” days and
dents of the district will
the building before it receives
its first patient.
This is the building that
volunteers built. Everything that
went into the hospital project,
except the basic design and
actual construction, was done by
cooperative citizens
spare time.
Community leaders
compaign for funds;
canvassers conducted
door drives; public-spirited busi
nessmen purchased the materials
at great saving from sympathetic
suppliers and manufacturers,
and local laborers worked on the
construction.
Truly, the hospital was built
“for the people, by the
The ’ ’ancial
cannot
point,
has hired an auditing firm to
inspect the books and a public
financial statement will be avail
able soon.
Cost of building and equip
ping the hospital is~ estimated at
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are
resi-
tour
in their
organized,
volunteer
door-to-
people.”
the fin-
hospital
at this
actual cost and
picture of the
be determined
However, the Association
BEHIND THE HOSPITAL This is the official
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get the hospital
an arduous,
times, a frustrating task,
selection of a site was
the major considerations,
were several parcels of
MEN
board which supervised the hospital project and who will be
responsible for its operation. Front row, left to right: Harper
C. Rivers, hospital manager; Ulric Snell, chairman of build
ing committee; Elmer D. Bell, Q.C., chairman of the associa
tion; Richard N. Creech, treasurer and finance committee
chairman; Luther J. Penhale; back row, Elgin Rowcliffe;
Benson W. Tuekcy; Albert J. Traquair; Henry C. Beaver;
Charles S. MacNaughton, publicity chairman; Eric McIlroy;
William Ellerington. Other members of the association are
W. G. Cochrane, C. E. Shaw, acting treasurer, and Dr. J.
G. Dunlop. —Jack Doerr, Exeter
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You Are Cordially Invited
>
to visit and inspect
World Should Look Bright
To Hospital's
The South Huron Hospital
Thursday, January 29 - Friday, January 30
MORNINGS
AFTERNOONS
EVENINGS
10:00 A.M, TO 12:00 NOON
2:00 A.M. TO 5:30 P.M.
7:30 P.M. TO 10:00 P.M.
Refreshments by Ladies* Hospital Auxiliary
SOUTH HURON HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION
Elmer D. Bell, President
first baby born at South
Hospital will find it’s a
modern, bright and happy
The modern equipment,
atmosphere and bright
The
Huron
pretty
world,
happy . . .
surroundings add up to a won
derful beginning for that baby.
The maternity ward, planned
well for convenience is in the
north end of the hospital and
from the double entrance doors
to the back window it has been
Constructed and decorated to be
casually
dignity.
From
delivery
will be
first iieW Infanette units to be
used in Canada, one of 10 In
the nursery. These modern mo
bile units which replace the or
dinary cubicle, will contain all
the equipment necessary for the
life and comfort of tlid babies
pleasing but lacking no
the pastel green of the
room, the first baby
tucked into one of the
First Baby
during their stay in the hospital.
While the nursery proper is
decorated in soft pink and tur
quoise, the first baby, if a boy,
will find consolation in the fact
that its formula may be made in
a blue room adjoining the main
nursery. Here a new automatic
bottle warmer has been installed,
donated by the Atkinson Foun
dation.
When the time comes for the
baby’s examinations by the at
tending doctor, the baby will be
wheeled, still in its own uhit
bed to a spring-green room, en
tirely separate from, but beside
the nursery. The doctor won’t
have to enter the nursery.
If the baby should contact a
contagious gofm, it Will be
looked after in another separate
isolation room. For diiiergenoies,
the nursery cofttalns a moderh
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