clan Complete d_ONevv

lvvork Will Begin ,VVhen First Patients

Moved Into

Pavilion

As soon as the iirst. patients are of this department. Another high-

hoved into the now Pavilion work spccd three minute

he started on the south wing

1-lb thlld floor 0*! the present thnt will provide lor the elpuulcn and remodclling of the IIOW dpamﬂng room suite. During

lie plat number of years 3. great.

deal of hardship hats been c.\‘peri- inced by the hospital in attempt- Ing to cope with the over in':ren.s- Ix volume of surgery pa.ssir.~g through the Chariottetowii Hcsv -. ill. With the addition your allot" Inn: of newer and better t-.~<:i- moves. and the onlargrmcnt of thv tield of surgery for t'.not'c nlld lll<)i't' conditions, the present l.'lClll'iil~.¢. have been strained to the point ‘hello the Board of Goverr-n3tt'._i has decided that e complctc no-.\~ eeizup in required to handle ttht» in-| ceased volume. '

1'Y:'r the past your expert tc:v‘:.- nlodl advice has been ohtiiiiicd tun many hospital exports in! botﬂl United Stzitts and Cmizida to. bring to this depat'tmcr.vt the \-cryl‘

httest in Operating Rccm spec‘:-, ﬁcatious and technuiquvs. Fr:itut'—. ed in the new Operating Room;

will be twin operating theatres in; which major surgery can be per-1 tormed almost contin-ttousiy by passing from room to room with a. continuous set-up. ‘

iliheu main major Opei-atiiig’ Rooms introduce to the Pt-ovince q:u:'iaioa.tlons as to size. make-up..

and equipment which hitherto} live not been avattabte. Designed with mecial shocltproof llizhting.

litzures, decorated in green plastic; tib. these rocms will pl‘tJ\'ld0

adequate space for all oquipmentlin recovu-y. The patient

ueotry in a modern operating

ulln. conductive rubber mt aimtlsr to the delivery room: "in e new Pavilion will be provided. an all linen. drapes. towels. and gowns will be done in

Bio green to give the maximum Itﬂﬁg facilities for the operating room tehle. Between these two Itﬁiee will be situated the most modern in operating rmtn storili7.-

II3 equitxnem. A ‘VFW \va=h«‘-‘ li:a:il1zer which will r.v~:-mit diviv %'I:Ine!l£5 to be taken from one lllﬁlltttlzx table. broug to un- libs timing table in eleven

(K10? Ilizmtu omnpletaely washed, rinsed. Ind Imlllzed in an automatic. single operation will be 5 ft-attire

sterilizer will

aisu bc M'a.ilable for clean in-

' strumen-ts.

A trcifllplﬂlely new ic Departmtnt will be established in the no;-w suite. This will consist of a large operating rocm thmtre \\'ith an adjoining , storage cem- partinent for all the equipment used in orthopedics. A special table will be a.val".aIbie offering to tho surgeon the adaptability of position which is so lmpotntant in orthopedic surgery. Another new lL‘illU!'f.‘ will be the Urology Room nit.-rc fl new cystos-C0Pic table com- pletu with x—ray on the spot facil-

‘il‘.i".\’ where the latest lll urological

tcmnlques may be carried Ollt. .»\\'aila»b'.c in this deplrtment also will be a dark room for the devel- oping cf x-my ﬂlhlﬂ taken on the operating rcom table during the course or the operation. spacious rooms for minor procedures and for it nose and throat department will be completely air conditioned.

Another feature being added to the operating room facilities of the Charlottetown Hospital will be the Recovery Room where all anacthetized patients will be taken in bed following operation. and where they will be under the com- petent care of a full time gradu- avtc nurse who has specialized in recovery procedures and who Wlill be under the direct supervision of tlhe head oi! the Daputrnent of Anaesthesiology. Here, the patient has available to lL‘i.-n suction mp- pamtus, oxygen, blood, other par- entcral ﬂuids. and all modem aids will be kept in this department until he is completely recovered from his anaesthesta. He will only be re- turned to his room miter the danger of anaesthesia. has ‘ ‘y puscd.

An office will be provided for the director or supervisor of the operating room, complete feciiltlttm for nurses. doctors drasslrg rooms and rest nocms will also be includ- mi Special scrub-ups enabling all rlodrsrs operating to sctrub at the same time will be added. This whole unit: will offer for the first time in the Province I complete operating room service department- alized and equipped for all surgical procedures.

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The opening of the new wing of Ihe um-lottetown Hospital will in- lroduce I new era in the adrminis- button of this historic institution. 1!: will mean much greater accom- modation and bettor equipment. Illt it wil mean also increased overhead and cost or operation. As 3 ruult of this new construction. the Hoqpitul ndministration. mei- Illﬂllu exhausted its own endow- lnents. will have assumed a debt on nhleh the charges for interest and lilting fund provision will amount to an annual sum €XCCL‘dln;; the lull sitrsidy now received from the

nt of tlhe Province. when ‘gt: completed. with the neces- -try changes in the old building, the enlargement and new «lull?- ment will have cost in the vicinity II VIEAXXLOO. To this amount the Pmvimiatl Departnient at llealth Ind Welfare, aided by the Fedoral Government. will have genemusly contributed in pursuance of its hospital construction program. as will the Depart-nciit of Veterans‘ Affairs in pursuance of its program 0! Ldsting in the provision of Irolpittl beds for veterans. These ' generous contributions towards the "~'ospita.l outlay. witih the increased Provincial. Government grant of ‘Ex: patient day, will have made it posible for thelnstltution to en- Iene its services, increase its bene- fits, and thus assist the Govern- ment in the execution of the heavy 1 program envisioned by the Depart- / ment at’ Health and Welfare.

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GREAT VOLUME OF FREE VVORK

It seems well at this time to call the attention of the public to the ct thet all of the general hospitals of this provlncc are community owned and operated. There are six general hospitals in Prince Edward Illllﬂ lallree of llhese being of

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outlay given to any of etltther by the Province or by Y.

i b’Cl':lrlottetxl)vwnt1'~Ihospg-ral _was e pcop e o e ovince

t Irv old from the Provin- ce minis laovemments, and hgivy d which it carried ‘yum was borne by the hostil- Idmlnlltration and finally liqui-

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. V uttdertakcn by either the Govern- ment or by. municipalities. -their interest chargu alone would have been close to $100,000.00 per umum.

The great volume of work done by the Charlottetown Hospital in

-its early days cannot be computed

in dol-iars and cents. for it was nearly all charity. Rrom the time the present hospital building was opened in 1926 up to Decaniixr 31. 1949. the value at free work done proximately $1,045,000.00. which was about equally d-istriyuted between the city and the rural communities. ‘rho Gov- ernment subsidy received by the institution during Iahnt period amounted in .311 to $152,000.00. and the total of the contributions by the City of Charlottetown ’was $17.000.00. This lewves a net value of free work done by the institu- tion without Govenrntenttal or mini- cipa1_assista.noe at w‘I'!.000.00 for the period in question.

The annual number of patient days in the general hospitals ed the Province is around 140.011). and with the increased accommodation now being provided. will run to 150.000 or more. At the present time.the operating cost is about $6.00 per patient day. and this cost is rising. This does not include. or course. doctors‘ fees or nursing fees or extraordinary services. In 1949. about 10,000 patients received troatment in the general hospitals Of Prince Edward Island.

Enough has been stated above to show the great advantage which

.accrues to the Province in having [its general hospital: ‘owned and operated. Rcgrretinibly.

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it seems to be the tendency of the day to expect the Government to do it all in any and every project. llcwcver. the Government. like an individual. can only spend ing to its income. The money which it spends must be ensured that b! Federal or Pmvlndsl Q pal taxes. or by payment for the ser- vices rendered. If the people of Prince Edward Island are forced into so-called free hoqiitelination. either by I aim levy on the ludi- vidudl or direct contributions by the State. it will mean an annual cost to me Government or! nnlvoxl -mately 51.500.000.00 instetd ol’ the approximate $100,000.00. now being grantadleurvering all at the general

The general hospital consider: it n duty and s pleasure to cooperate with’ the Government in the pro- -motion oi’ its Health and Welfare Program. one work nounupllmod bythehorpitalsisueourceofprido toimepeoplewbohsvo agent- nuziy nmpoi-ted tbs. .

has in the mute olnlu hospital not-‘ID. Now it will hive within its limits. no mood h

amounted to ap- ,

A-IE GUARDIAN.

CHARIJOTTETOWN

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1 macist is Sister Mary Dotrobhy. who at the prosent time is prepatlug for her re3ist.ration_in Pharmacy. In the early part of 1949 315:9; Vincent de Paul was sent to Boe- ton where. under the direction of Dr. Walters at the Peter Bent Brigham Hospital. she took a spec- ial course in the Fenwal technique which is being established in the h°5Dita1 at the present time. X—llAY DEPARTMENT Radiologist for the hospital is Dr. W. L. Maodonald. who is Dir- ector of this Department. The Technician in charge is sister Mary Edith, who received her course in radiological technique at the Hotel Dieu Hospital. Kingston, Ontario. Sister Mary Edith is a member or the Canadian society of Radiological Technicians and is also a mE|.lllbt.‘l‘ of the New Bruns- wick Socicty. Sister Mary Edith is also in charge of the Depart- merit of Physiotherapy and Elect- rocandiography. LABORATORIES DEPAB'I'MEN'.l‘

The Department of Laboratories is under the direct supervision of Dr. H. Euaw, Provincial Pathologist. Director of Laboratories for the Prince Edward Island Department of Health. .

In charge of the technical staff is sister Mary st. Hugh. who for 20 years has been supervising this do- partment at the Charlottetown I-losplt/al. Sister St. Hugh took her science at st. Francis Xavier Uni- versity. and is a graduate technic- ian from St. Joseph's Hiospiinl. Glace Bay. she later took courses in Pharmacy at Dalhousle School od Pharmacy from which she grad- uated in 1939. Studies in Bacteri- ology ancb allied technical subjects were carried out at the Pathological Institute at Dalhousie University. sister at Hugh was 1 Registered Tbchnician with the American In- stitute of Clinical Pathologist and in 1935 was one of the first mem- bers registered with the Canadian Society of Laboratory Technolo- gists. Sister St. Hugh is also I member of the Prince Edward Is- lsnd Pharmaceutical Association. and a member of the American Society of Record Librarians. She did extensive post graduate study at St. Micihax-1'5 Hospital, Toronto, in technique of blood transfusions. at Mercy Hospital. chicago. in He-matolcalﬁ and during. the past your too‘: a special course in serology at the National Hygiene Laboratories in Ottawa.

Associated with Siam at. _Hu"h 1: Mia Louise Avard, B.6c. (b ‘. Allison) of charloticurn. who in I graduate of Prince o Wales col- lege and of’ the Division 0! Labor-

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atories of the Prince Edward 1:- land Department of Health. student technician is Miss Joyce Oudmore who is at the present time training at the Charlottetown Hospital under the direction 0! Dr. Harold Show of the Pro- vincial Laboratories OPEIIATING ROOM

Plans for the complete new op- erating Room Suite are now com- pleted and, with the transfer of patients to the new Pavilion. work is expected to begin early this Spring. The Operating Room is under the general supervision of Sister Paul of the cross. R.N.. win is a graduate or st Joseph's Hos- pital. Glace Bay. Since 1940 Sister Paul oi! the Crosshas been Opa- ating Room Supervisor. she did post graduate work in operating Room Technique in the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. In 1942 and in 1948 she did further st graduate work under Dr. W tars at the Peter Bcnt Brigham Hos- pital. Boston.

Associate supervisor in Miss Mary C. MacDonald, R.N.. who is a graduate of the Charlottetown Hospital in 1948.

THE PEDIATRICS DEPARTMENT

'IIhe children's ward in a general hospital has too often been inci- dental-to the rest of the institution. The tendency has been to crowd the Pediatrics Department into any space that could not be used for other purposes. regardless ad its suitaibiility. Sick children should -have the most ideal location which the hospital affords. This depart- ment should be separated inctrn the rest at the hospital so as to lessen the danger of infection and for ,thc comfort of the adult patients. This is provided for in the plans of the new Pediatric: Department in the Ohanlottetown Hospital.

As any patient in this nursing unit is considered to represent I potenttal use of contagious dis- ease. the roctrns are divided by glass screen cubicles. This provides segregation but also allows A feel- ing of companionship which ll I necessity for every child.

Although this department is still in the planning stage the following

description applies to the new Pediatrics unit as it will be when completed.

The various rooms are equipped with basinets. cribs or bed: to ec- oommodate children up to twelve years. The cribs are made of en- ameled iron and equipped with large holler casters. The sides of Lhe cribs are adjustable for the convenience of the nurse but are so secured that they cannot be re- leased by the child. ,'.I'he beds _fp1'

and the unit is provided with In overbed table. bedside table. chelr.

nurse‘: call algmal. etc. ‘me moms

BEST WISHES TO THE

CHARLOTTETOWN HOSPITAL‘ y

ON COMPLETION OF THE MODERN

NEW l'AVll.ION' ‘

It mi '. pieaiuro to Iuvehsai put "A ' by Imlvlns

-CHAMBERLAIN METAL WEATHER STRIP

CHARLOITETOWN HOSPITAL founded 1879 by His Lordship Bishop'McIntyre. This side of Dorchester Street on part of the grounds now occupied by the Basilica.

property stood on the north

are cheerful and attractive in ap- pearance. The walls ere pointed in a. soft warm color; the pictures and decorations. which are simple, ere at the level of the ohildn'en’s eyes when they are sitting in bed.

This department has also I. well equipped diet kitchen. linen room. setvice room and nurses’ station. A play mom for the convalescent children is I distinctive onset to this department. There is I130 In examining room.

The formulas for the babies are prepared under the supervision of the dietitlm in the formuh roccn In the ground floor. It is delivered to tihts department in heated trucks

It is felt that this department is oneottthe most modern in the hospital and is splendidly pped to carry on its medial won-k—»t.he care 0! the butane generation as aspostrophized by the poet:

‘Thou eager we epitome of nun‘.

so curious. so apt for any lore

of words. or faces never known before

Groping with tiny hands. for life's great plan

SOCIAL SERVICE DEPARTMENT Charlottetown Hospital was one

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out the first hospitals in the Mari- time: to inaugurate a. Social ser- vice Department which for many years has done at great deal of ser- vice in the city of Charlottetown. Since the inauguration of the Catholic Social Welfare Bureau. the Social Service Departmerlt of the hospital has been carried on under the Jurisdiction of this body in conjunction with the hospital W0l".L Field secretary is Sister Mary Eugene who took her pre- liminary eduoaﬂon at Prince 04 wales college.‘ st. Du.usta.n'a Unl- verslty, and later post graduate work and is a graduate oi the School of Social Work at the Uni- versity of Toronto from whoch she received her diploma in 1945. As- sociate Pleld Secretary, Admin- istrator of the sacred Heart Home. Sister John on’ the cross who is also 3 gnduata of the Universl

0! Toronto school of Sodal W 1 end who at the present time is carrying on part time work with the Catholic Welfare Bureau. sis- ter Mary Eugene and sister John of the Cross are the first full Enid- ustes in Social Work in this new

field in mm Edward Island. Visiting nursing service of the

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Another Achievement

in the humanitarian cause of our City and Province is the opening of the

New

Pavilion of Hie

Charlottetown Hospital

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was done by '

THOMAS (iALLAiiT

‘I39 Sydney 5!. Phone 'l298_

115 Kent St.

UPON .THE COMPLETION OF-THE

NEW PAVILION

Prince Edward Island can boast one of the finest Hospitals in Eastern Canada

To the Officids we extend our sincere

All Wiring and Fixtures were supplied and ‘Insidled by" BROWN ELECTRIC

Phone 971

‘We are very pleased. to have been associated with Mr. Wm. Henneuey. the General ‘Contractor In the construction of the new addition to the Charlotte- town Hospital. and congratulate the eﬂlclols of tile instlmlevren their new and modem "wing. ,

We manufactured and insteled all lnedetlen to '_ _ . HI! lollm. Ireeclllng. Tanks. converters. Shun Pipes. I ‘end’ He! and Cold Water Plpu.