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n ecessary offices, receiv in g w ards for p atien ts, free out-patient
departm ents, and sets of rooms for the m edical staff, m arried
and unm arried officials, housekeepers, porters, m aids, etc.
A Bathing Establishment with all medicinal baths, and
a department for mechanical curative gymnastics, is placed
near the west gate. The bathing establishment will also be
open to patients from the
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Each of the two Nurses’ Homes is built with 140 rooms
for nurses, probationers, and maids, a common dining hall,
sitting-rooms, etc. In the Avest building a lecture-room for
a Nurses’ Training School will he arranged in the top storey.
In the Assembly Building will be made a large hall,
to he used partly for church service, partly for festivities,
lectures, etc.
The Chapel is so situated that there is access to
funerals through the north gate. A Pathological Institute
with a refrigerated mortuary adjoins the Chapel.
The central technical plants are gathered in the Boiler
and Machinery House, in the Kitchen and Laundry, Avhich
are situated in the loAvest p art of the grounds.
P a tien ts a rriv in g at the H osp ital are first taken to the
re ceiv in g Avards of the A dm in istration B u ild in g , tran sp orted
from there on a Avheeled stretcher b y a lift to the tunnels,
Avheeied th rough to the resp ective pavilion, con veyed up by
a lift, and reach the Avard Avithout b ein g rem oved from the
stretcher.
All transport of food to the wards, linen to and from
the laundry, etc., takes place through the same tunnels and
lifts, Avhile corpses are transported in the open air.
The tunnels are used furtherm ore, for in stallation of
the m ain p ip es for Avater and steam , and for electric ligh tin g
and motor force.
A special feature, which is repeated in several of the
Hospital buildings, are areas sunk to various depths, partly
as deep as the basement of the building in question, for
the purpose of making the basements lighter, more acces
sible and useful.