Special hospitals for special purposes, of course, require special recognition. The maternity hospital should have the social element emphasized; that is,
there should be larger social halls, more lounging
space. The symbol of the stork” may with impunity be brought into the decoration.
To take care of that great body of workers and attendants of the hospital,—the nurses, the in
ternes, the orderlies, and the servants, of both sexes,—there must be provided buildings suitable for living and social functions. In the nurses’ residence particularly, the barracks of old can no long
er be used, for the nurses’ home is not only a home,
but a school of the most intensive nature, and in the home or school there must be provided every facility for teaching and exemplifying all of the functions of the hospital. The social end of the nurses’ home is another important factor, for the more perfect the dwelling, the better the class of women who will be attracted. There should be a living room for social functions; a library for study; small reception rooms for the individual caller; and a gymnasium for physical development.
In summing up the advances in hospital architecture for the recent years, one might say: Greater attention is being paid architectural design and environment; greater care is being given to proper functioning of all departments and the
SECOND FLOOR, BOTH PRIVATE AND PUBLIC PATIENTS ACCOMMODATED. THE PRIVATE ROOMS ARE CONNECTED DIRECTLY WITH TOILETS. THE MATERNITY DEPART
MENT IS SHUT OFF FROM MAIN PATIENTS’ SECTION, WITH ROOM FOR ISOLATION AND FOR CRYING BABIES. THE OPERATING DEPARTMENT IS ON THIS FLOOR WITH
EVERY FACILITY FOR SERVICE
GROUND FLOOR. A SMALL OUT-PATIENT DEPARTMENT AFFORDS THE NECESSARY DIAGNOSTIC FACILITIES. THE LABORATORY, THE X-RAY AND THE RECORD ROOM MAKE POSSIBLE THE STANDARD PROCEDURE. THE KITCHEN, DINING ROOMS AND SERVICE ROOMS MAKE THIS A VERY
BUSY PLAN
FIRST FLOOR. A HOSPITAL PLANNED FOR COMFORT AND SERVICE. ENTRANCE HALL PANELLED WITH PINE, WITH RUBBER TILE FLOORS, PANELLED AND DECORATED CEIL
ING. CHILDREN S DEPARTMENT LAID OUT WITH CUBICLE WARDS WITH EVERY FACILITY FOR THE CARRYING OUT
OF THE BEST TECHNIQUE
COTTAGE HOSPITAL AT GROSSE POINTE, MICH.—STEVENS 0 LEE, ARCHITECTS
there should be larger social halls, more lounging
space. The symbol of the stork” may with impunity be brought into the decoration.
To take care of that great body of workers and attendants of the hospital,—the nurses, the in
ternes, the orderlies, and the servants, of both sexes,—there must be provided buildings suitable for living and social functions. In the nurses’ residence particularly, the barracks of old can no long
er be used, for the nurses’ home is not only a home,
but a school of the most intensive nature, and in the home or school there must be provided every facility for teaching and exemplifying all of the functions of the hospital. The social end of the nurses’ home is another important factor, for the more perfect the dwelling, the better the class of women who will be attracted. There should be a living room for social functions; a library for study; small reception rooms for the individual caller; and a gymnasium for physical development.
In summing up the advances in hospital architecture for the recent years, one might say: Greater attention is being paid architectural design and environment; greater care is being given to proper functioning of all departments and the
SECOND FLOOR, BOTH PRIVATE AND PUBLIC PATIENTS ACCOMMODATED. THE PRIVATE ROOMS ARE CONNECTED DIRECTLY WITH TOILETS. THE MATERNITY DEPART
MENT IS SHUT OFF FROM MAIN PATIENTS’ SECTION, WITH ROOM FOR ISOLATION AND FOR CRYING BABIES. THE OPERATING DEPARTMENT IS ON THIS FLOOR WITH
EVERY FACILITY FOR SERVICE
GROUND FLOOR. A SMALL OUT-PATIENT DEPARTMENT AFFORDS THE NECESSARY DIAGNOSTIC FACILITIES. THE LABORATORY, THE X-RAY AND THE RECORD ROOM MAKE POSSIBLE THE STANDARD PROCEDURE. THE KITCHEN, DINING ROOMS AND SERVICE ROOMS MAKE THIS A VERY
BUSY PLAN
FIRST FLOOR. A HOSPITAL PLANNED FOR COMFORT AND SERVICE. ENTRANCE HALL PANELLED WITH PINE, WITH RUBBER TILE FLOORS, PANELLED AND DECORATED CEIL
ING. CHILDREN S DEPARTMENT LAID OUT WITH CUBICLE WARDS WITH EVERY FACILITY FOR THE CARRYING OUT
OF THE BEST TECHNIQUE
COTTAGE HOSPITAL AT GROSSE POINTE, MICH.—STEVENS 0 LEE, ARCHITECTS