The plans and purposes of the Johns Hopkins Hospital : an address delivered at the opening of the Hospital, May 7, 1889 / by John S. Billings.

  • Billings, John S. (John Shaw), 1838-1913.
Date:
1889
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Credit: The plans and purposes of the Johns Hopkins Hospital : an address delivered at the opening of the Hospital, May 7, 1889 / by John S. Billings. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    for their return when the work is done, is the object of the training school of this hospital. For this purpose the Trustees have provided a large and handsome building, separated from the others, and exclusively appropriated to the female nurses, where each can have her owm comfortable room, and where a common parlor, library, dining-room, bath-rooms, and, in short, the arrangements of a first-class hotel are provided for their use. Here also is a training-kitchen and a lecture- room to aid in the work of instruction. The intention is that when the nurse has finished her six or eight hours’ tour of duty with the sick, she shall come quite aw'ay from the ward and all that pertains to it, and take her rest and recreation in a totally different atmosphere, and special effort has been made to have this home attractive and pleasant. The fifth object which I mentioned as having been kept in view in the plan and construction of these build- ings is the Dispensary. This is a large building on the north front, consisting of a large central waiting-room, surrounded by a number of smaller rooms for the use of the physicians and surgeons who are to examine and pre- scribe for the patients, and having bath-rooms, and a small apothecaries' establishment for the issue of the medi- cines ordered. This building is connected with the am- phitheatre by a short covered corridor, and is specially arranged with reference to teaching. It, as well as the amphitheatre, is heated by steam instead of hot water, partly because they are not in constant use, and a rapid means of warming is desired, partly for the purpose already referred to of giving the means of experimental comparison of the two systems. 1 he means of supply of fresh warm air in these two buildings, and of removing the air made impure by exhalations are somewat peculiar, and merit examination. With regard to the architectural design and external