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I SPIIIIIDE; EDWARD ISLAND NEWS IIDSPITAL I

. . BRIGHTON ROAD, CHARLOTTETOWN 'At Platforni- On Lawn East of New Building

Joint Chairmen-Mr. James Paton-Dr. J. A. Clark ymn Combined Choir and Audience Mr. Mason B. McKay-Director

Remarks Mr. James Paton _ Prayer Led by Dr. Clark Address Hon. LieuL-Governor Dalton Addres .. .. . Hon. W. J. P. MacMillan

MiIi-ieteri-ofdlealth and Acting Premier

Address Hon. W. M. Lea Address His Worship Mayor Stewart Address Mr. C. R. Rogers

Chairman Prince County Hospital Rev. A. J. MacIntyre and J. D. MacGuigan

Addresses .. Representatives Charlottetown Hospital The Chairman presents heads of various organizations which have assisted in the erection of New Hospital:- » President Ladies’ Aid, Medical Staff, Lady Superintendent,

SPECTION T OF

By Mr.

scriptlon of the new Prince Edward Island Hospital, the official open- ing of which takes place today, has been fumlshed the press by Mr. James Govsn. M.R.A.l.d., of Govan and Ferguson, Architects and As- sociated Engineers, Toronto: There is a growing public demand for a reduction in the cost of sick care to individuals with a corres-

Wohelo Club. Hymn .. ...............“Thine Arm,0Lord”

Presentation of‘ Bibles by Gideons ..

Address........... . Chairman 1923 Campaign Address Mr. W. F. Chairman 1930 Campaign Address Mr. Charles F. Neergaard Hospital Consultant, New York Hymn “From Thee All Skill” Dr. G. Harvey Agnew Secretary Department of Hospital Service Canadian Medi- cal Association, and Secretary Canadian Hospital Council.

Tidmarsh

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Mr. Albert Baker representing A. F. Byers & Co., Ltd., 1

Contractors returns plans to Messrs. Govan & Ferguson (Architects) and their Asociate Mr. James E. Harris. ~ Address Mr. James Govan, Architect hands keys of Building to Mr. S. A. McLeod, Chairman of Building Committee ‘

Formal presentation of Hospital keys by Mr. S. A. McLeod to Mr. W. K. Rogers, Chairman of Hospital Board who in the name of the Hospital Trustees formally accepts the keys and possession of the Building. ' Dedication Prayer . Rev. E. J. Chiholm

Representative of Ministerial Association

Formal procession to main doors of New Hospital- under direction of Col. H. M. Davison.

As door is being unlocked the choir and audience will sing the Doxology.

Pianist-Miss Lillian McKenzie

MacIIDNALD-RDWE Woodworking 00., Ltd

LUMBER Dealers

ACOUSTIC PLASTER llardwall, Grey Finish, Lime etc.

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were treated and patients’ fees amounted to $21,946.

On account of increased rallway traffic, close to the hospital and the nearnese oi the rifle range. there I had for some time been a demand furnished at that time. The entire that ii a new hospital was built cost was covered by this bequest. 145mb" l1" 111°" llllllbb lmllld

in m4 the hospital received turbo procured. so the annual meet- flrst assistance‘ from the Provinoiallllls 1K1 1928 the Trustees were given Government, securing iii-that yeafWW" I0 Emil" l MW lite if ‘ “m; o; “m possible. m 1990' the second cam-

m 1917 u“ "my Pgpg Rplgnqgpliaign for the necessary funds with as Chairman of the Board of rrusqwhich in build commenced. This tees, and w. x. Rogers was iii-WWW We very successful and pointed to illl the vacancy, the W" 1n charge fo Mfr. W. 1". Tldmarsh Trustees Board at that time con-i“ Emmi chairmen who recruited 51,141,; o; w, g, Rpggm, gnarl-nun, l! liilendld army of workem. Through .1. u. Bell, o. n. Wright, w. r. rid- "w Wilmer Ind consideration or main. Murdock Mclkod, R nflIthQ 10681 Government the 11118338 Hearts, James Warburtlon and J. AIWHQ also able to procure a most Wm“; - lwondsrful slid consisting of 6 w";

iiu 1m it was round that, witnloi the Government land situated on the addition of the two new wings Billhw" 1W4 i" which they paid the hospital accommodation was still the Gwmmmi the sum of eaooo. iosdequa‘ to meet the demand for I“ Demmu" 193° " will”!!! com- Mmimmuon “d a empty“ w“ mittee was appointed with Mr. w; m thmuahm; QM,“ um JarnesPatcnssOhaimisnandear-ly ml owing!” for the purpo” of 1n 1931 hfil‘. JIlmQO GOV!!! TY)!- redsirig money to provide additioualflllo W" encased as architect of mommodlmm Th“ w" m ma,” the new hospital with Mr. James E. of m’. l‘. R. Hearts, as generawmflll- Fflldiim Aflihlleot and Mr. chairman and was more moccasin-FUN" E- 38!" ls 016i‘! of works. than the Rusted? artticlpated, but P1111! were prepared and tenders ‘mm an"; m" 0mm,“ u wtcslled for the construction of the m, ‘m; o; mmodgmnl m, 01d hobtrfospital but no tenders were sc- pig-l u, ‘urnmh m, "gm m“, n. ‘cepted. The ‘Irustees decided to biilld “u”, y; w" gonna that the mqngy the hospital under the m plan and

ponding increase oi democratic ir- responsibility for the magnitude oi any increase In the share of the

oi such costs charged to medical nursing and dietetic care architects and engineers have little or no control. They can however exert considerable influence on hospital manageine ‘ regarding expenditures for thg housing oi patients and staff and many matters that af- fect the annual budget for biiild- ing occupa my and maintenance. In this respect the new P. E. I. Hospi- tal embodies many features that have already attracted attention outside of the Province and that will undoubtedly be the subject of continued wider investigation and study in the effort that will have to be made all over this continent to bring about a more economic balance between the cost oi’ housing people when they are sick and the cost when they are well and eam- ing the surplus needed during the off periods.

Our studies of hospital problems have convinced us that there is unwarranted disparity between the amounts per-individual spent on buildings for the sick, abnormal and subnormal as contrasted with

building expenditure for housing the average nonnal healthy person.

The results observable at the P. E. I. Hospital prove that this disparity can be kept down to much more reasonable proportions than what have been considered un- avoidable in general hospital devel- opment during the lest two decades.

Notwithstanding the established fact, the hospital also provides proof that many features can be errrbddied in such schemes, that are of undoubted physical and econom- ic value to the patient and admin- istration, but which are conspicu- ous by their absence in other hos- pitals oi recent construction that have cost a very much higher amount per bed to build and equip.

To no single feature oi the plan-

Iubscrflied was insufficient for the encased the A. F- Byers 00mm! purpose. rurther. with the flpldllsilfflud oi Montreal to carry on the: strides made in the ilflproveonent orjwoik under this crransemem.

yupm] Dunning 1g w“ "Men; Paton, on account of ill health w that if the Trustees did remodel thoivbliavd w mien as chairman of the old hospital they would still be veryjbiiiidih: wmmiim Ind w- Bf A-I for from having an institution in McLeod was elected to take his- goqm; ‘my; 9mm; dfly require-place, and with hiln ss chairman mm“ n; "my; w“ mo; It {the Building Oommittee has carried lillsequent annual meeting it was the work to a successful conclusion.

, cusly decided to build a new To show how necessary was‘ the hospital and to put on an- erection or the new hoflbiill "W! b0

ning, ICOHSLTIACLAGTI or equipment of this i tltution can the low cost per bed be attributed. The results are due to intensive study of the multit- ude of problems arising in the de- velopment of the institution by all those who were responsible, and to the enterprise of the Board of Management, which encouraged the inclusion in this scheme of many of the ideas that have contributed largely to the elimination of the waste that is observable in far too many other hospitals and which is responsible for their high building cost.

Special Features

‘Phat the silica-Ins and others interested may know how their money has been expended, a few oi the features that distinguish this scheme from tho average may be noted. For example a noted scien- tist last week at the meeting in Chicago of the American Asso- ciation for the Advancement of Science pictured as a possibility of the future, the use oi cool air in homes in winter instead of warm- ing it in order to keep the occu- pants comfortable. This seemingly paradoxical plan is to be accomp- lished by raising the temperature of the exterior walls so as to reduce the amount of heat radiated from human bodies to cold wall surfaces end thus necessitating lowering the temperature of the air surrounding the occu ‘ to dissipate the body heat. He stated that "not only can comfort conditions be obtained but also that such environment is very invigorating."

Under Charlottetown conditions

the use of ten inches of insulation

in the walls, about seven inches in the roof and triple glazed windows

other campaign for funds at a time which might be considered oppor-

pointed out by the factthat the year ending 193i the hospital trest-

tune. cd i422 patients with patlen fees

During the you iflLMD-ptleats of 045ml.

will provide these results to an ex- tent never before attempted in any other hospital on this continent, of

which we have any notice. It will

THE ciinRLorgi-zrowiv GUARDIAN

BUILDING o» EIABY s EFFICFIENC Y AND’ ECONOMY COMBINED 1N NEW HOSPITAL ,Special Features-Cf New Prince

Edward Island Hospital Out- lined In Descri

ptive Article

Jami Govan.

The following informative de-l

also serve to reduce to e marked ;extent fuel cos-t es compared with ‘buildings of ordinary construction and under our Canadian climatic ,oonditiens this is an item of con- Isidereble importance,

i It also permits the use of low Itemperature water in the radiators land pipes of the heating system farid in this respect the recent {studies in ventilation that have Jbeen made by research experts in- dicate that one of the qualities cf ioutdoor air seriously lacking in in-

' cost assumed by civic, provincial or ‘ i100!’ B1!‘ 15 511901595 by 511118111! the Mr‘ s‘ T‘ Green’ Reg‘ H‘I?'l§a§m°';d lfederal governments. Over the part‘! B11‘ iii fionliflcli Willi metal it high‘ n l‘ ‘ mam“ wmhy °I mmm“ . . . . on. . . ear z

ltemperature. To these benefits the air conditioning units installed will add some of control of humidity, a feature rarely included in any but the most expensive buildings.

Reduction in Sise of Heating Plant

The advantages of the construe- tIOn used are not limited to less fuel consumption and healthier and

doors. Their economic value is no- tlcealilb in the reduction on the |amount oi heating equipment; 1n the various rooms in the building by B1029 thin M per ant 3g Qom. pared tc what would have been ne- cessary for a- building oi ordinary construction. The boilers however lhave been installed-with sufficient “Didi?! to talc, care oi any pos- sible future wings or separate buildings that the expansion of hospital activities might make ne- cessary.

Elimination of Noise Nuignnw

No feature of hospital develop- ment has received more considera- tion in recent years than the need for doing away with the distressing excessive rcverberatory noises that were increased with the introduction oi harder and more sanitary iflntsh- es in the structure, equipment and furnishings.

An analysis made this year shows that. in a large number of the best hospitals studied, the average area of sound absorbing surface installed to eliminate this nuisance was about l5 per cent of the total floor area of the hospital. in the p. a. r. Hos- pital the area treated for this pur- pose is practically 100 per cent of the floor area, and in addition, spec- ial methods never before used have been embodied in the elevator shafts, car and equipment installation in order to reduce to the greatest poss- iblecxtent the elevator operation annoyance generally experienced in other hospitals. These features, to- gether with sound stopping gaskets at many doors, will ensure a unique degree of freedom from noise dis- turbance.

Special Ventilation

The system of ventilating the cp- eratlng, delivery and emergency ex- , amining rooms is one developed by l Mr. Chas. Neergaard, Hospital Con- sultant, New York, to whom We ack- nowledge sincere indebtedness for encouragement and help in the studies made of many of the fea- tures of this scheme.

The method used in these depart- ments eliminates the risk of ex- pl , eto., attendant on the use of certain types of anaesthetics.

Fire Protection

local attention has been focused on the absolute necessity of prevent- ing disastrous iires in public instit- utions by the serlar of losses incur- red on the Island less than two years ago.

It is all the more necesss y there- fore to be able to assure the public that in respect ‘to fire-safety, the new hospital construction is based on the principles laid down by the most eminent s ‘r engineers in the fire protection field. ’

These authorities new recognise the fact that no building construc- tion materials are fire-proof. All can be destroyed st varying tem- peratures of varying duration. some are much more fire-resisting than others. Furthermore‘ no materials are used in building construction for their fire protective qualities alone. rm- example s wall may have to prevent the passing oi heat from one side to the other, it may or may not have to carry superimposed loads, it may have "to prevert sound-

transmtssion and it may tiflsmit its

more comfortable conditions in-=

MR. J. J. OAIMPBELL

that the plastering in the new

Prince Edward Island Hospital is

the work oi a. native of this prov-

ince. Mlr. J. J. Campbell who was in

charge of the work has been con-

tractor for many of the larger plastering jobs in the Marltimes,

and is recognized as an expert in I all matters connected with furrlng,‘ ilathlng. stucco, ornamental work,,‘ I and plastering.

m. Campbell is oi the opinion] that the new Hospital is one of the l lflnest of its kind and is proud of.‘ ‘the part he played in its construe-I

tion. The Bank or 'N'ove see-tin,‘

Halifax, Kings University, the onion § "Station in st. John, and the P. n;

I. Hospital are some of Mr. Camp- 'be1l's most important jobs. He has been given the contract for piaster- 1' lng Fakzonwood Hospital.

own weight on to some other struc- tural member below. A material might be selected that would not bc readily destroyed by fire, but which might be very unsatisfactory in meeting some or practically all of: the other requirements.

Modern practice in fire preven- tlon is therefore being evolved round the study of the magnitude oi the fire risk created by the use to whiny; l a building is put and providing ade- Y quote protection to meet the ‘contin- I gencles that might arise from this risk.

These studies have proved defin- itely that wood can be used in some l ‘parts of building construction to‘ perform certain specific duties, if it is combined with other materials to provide the necessa y fire protec- tion, and. the total result will be a more fire resisting unit than could be obtained by using some materials that might not be easily destroyed by fire, but might conduct heat to other substances and so create s greater fire hazard. .

The combinations of materials us- ed iri the construction of the P. E. I. Hospital have been specially selected for their fitness to provide fullest measure of safety demanded by hos- pital occupancy and at the same time, perform the other functions necessitated by their location in the building.

Lighting

The omission of the ordinary drop type of lighting fixture that is so objectionable in hospital use, from so many portions of this hospital indicates that some effort can be ' moxie towards concealing light sour- ces without adding to the capital cost of the structure. The results obtained for the low capital cost per bed prove that greater comfort in hospital lighting need not be a luxury confined to the most expen- sive type of institution.

Oolour And Durability in Interior Hospiill Finish

The day of shabby and restless white or even more uninteresting in- stitutional greys and other neutral tones is gone and the stimulation cf brighter and more varied tones has been sought. Different locations and different uses of rooms demand suitable colour treatment. This ap- plies to the large number of places where the highest quality English coloured tiles have been used for

'All this work w

Manager. Thi

Jewell our Carpet, Oilcloth and

_ Corridors of this

New PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND HOSPITAL

with

DOMINION BATTLESHIP LINDLEIIM

BROWN AA 2 QUALITY Cemented solid to Floor with Waterproof Cement. The surface was finished with

a DOMOLAC

to save the good looks and wear of the Linoleum: "

supervision of Mn Linoleum Department s wonderful job speaks for itself.

No job too large or too small for us to tender on.

as done under the

We guarantee all our work.

PRDWSE BRDS u»-

CHARLOTTETOWN, P. E. I.

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» MR. S. A. McIEOD Chairman of Building (lommlttee

coloured asphalt or asphalt tiles. The structural slabs oi all floors are of concrete and steel. . Many Other Special Features The above items by no means ex- haust the list that could be cited as being in advance 0T ordinary prac- tice, but sufficient detail has been given to indicate that while the Board has provided a hospital tuni-

done so without imposing an imposs- ible financial burden on the com- munity.

The proof of this-statement can be found by comparing the cost cf the building per bed with that of any hospital on the continent erect- ed during the past decade. Such an analysis will show a saving of about $1,000.00 per bed in favour of the P. E. I. Hospital as contrasted with the average institution giving‘ any- thing like comparable accommoda- tion and facilities for the care of the sick.

Part of the saving can of course be attributed to the financial con- ditions at the time the work was carried out, but to s. far greater ex- tent credit for these results ls due to the pahistaking service oi’ the Board of Management, and tc fne combin- ed efforts of ALF. Byers a Co. Ltd, General Contractors, their general superintendent, Mr. Braendel and all their sub-contractors and particu- larly Mr. Jas. Harris, Associate

? Architect and Mr. Albert Baker, In- ‘specter, and of our other associates.

who have all manifested such keen desire to assist us in contributing

lower walls as well as to painted and enamelled finishes.

'I‘o give durability and to avoid the difficulties that almost invari- ably follow the use oi lime finished plaster to be painted shortly after application, the plaster finish used ls of a type that gives greater hard- ness and freedom from lime influ- ence on paint.

All floors where water is used are of marble terrazao divided into pan- els with brass strips and elsewhere they are covered with linoleum or

something worth while towards the solution of the hospital cost prob- lem.

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frames are constructed of hollow

steel, finished in cream, gray, or‘either of terrazzo, or are covered brown to match the different rooms. I with 3A grade linoleum.

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Plumbing and Heating Engineers

Island Hospital is

another of the many buildings of which we were the contractors for the roofing and copper work.

Copper and Sheet Iron Workers. _

l dresser, an easy chair. s. stool. s.‘ small chair, and a screen, and for, each bed is a bed table which can, be adjusted for reading or eating] ‘The special private rooms, eight in number, have private baths. All the! patients rooms have hot and ccldI water and stationary basins.

The nurses signal call system flashes a red light at the door of the patients room and at the nurses station. These lights mm be extinguished only at the patients bedside.