BispebjergHospital_1910

Bispebjerg Hospital.

On March 2nd 1908, the Town Council of Copenhagen sanctioned the erection of a new hospital in the north part of Copenhagen, the so-called »Bispebjerg« situated on the outskirts of the Metropolis. The Hospital is to be built for 1 278 beds, and the expenditure for its erection is calculated at £ 503 000, not including the purchase of the building site and furnishihg, th at is, about £ 394 per bed. The total area is about 207 000 sq. m. (51,12 acres) or 162 sq. m. per bed. The Hospital is intended for a uniform rate of payment only. The patients are distributed in two surgical and four medical divisions. The Hospital being situated on the outskirts of the town, only small out-patient departments will be arranged for the present. The Hospital will be built on the Pavilion system with 12 two-storied pavilions, each containing about 104 beds, the buildings being connected by subterranean tunnels. The sick-ward Pavilions will contain a dwelling for one senior nurse only, for all other officials living on the premises of the Hospital, aceomodation must be provided outside the Pavilions.

The Hospital is situated on the south-eastern slope of the Bispebjerg hill, as indicated on the annexed plan of site. 2 *