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Provides For Comfort And Protection Of Both The Patients

1 When it officially open: on Feb- $ 31. the new addition to the lottetown Hospital will be one

the finest and most modern plital additions on the North fierican continent. and will meet a needs of the growing commun- lw and surrounding districts. The Robert Simpson Co.. Ltd.. through ts Charlottetown Agency and the la! Contract Division has work-

ed in close co-operation with the hospital administration staff to produce interiors that will pro- vide the maximum comfort and all Umes the comfort and protection lfsoth patients and the hospital The interior design of -the new addition is a far cry from hosp- itals of a decade ago. At that time. Iomitals were practical and beau- ty in colour and design was sar- rificed to the sterile, antiseptic cleanliness of a stark white do Iour. The Charlottetown addition “proves that colour. correctly used, rn be effective in improving the .ealth, morale and security of a hospital patient. The use of colour In bleak hospital interiors has been Iteadily on the increase. until now

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THE GUARDIAN. _ '-

New Pavilion Carefully

And Staff

atmosphere are important.

the waiting room with an analo- gous colour scheme of yellow,

brown in draperies and wall cov- erings providing a bright ‘ phere without being startling.

The corridors are a. restful com- bination of yellow and beige with a homespun Fabron texture on‘the walls and cheery glaaedi ohintz window draperies in a warm-ton- ed floral pattern.

Typical of I. private patiantfs room is room number 418 which combines -wood-tone metal fum- iture with a grey floor and wist- eria patterned pale green wall eev- (-ring with touches of warm col- ours and off-white. The window draperies are in solid grey rough- woven fabric. chairs are upholster- ed ln green leatherette. A special easy chair. providing maximum comfort for the patient has a stool to match. A peach chenille bed- spread and two matching rugs give the warm cheery effect of a bedroom in a well-decorated home. Also in the room are an armchair. writing desk, bedside table and a.

it is an accepted fact by admin- ktrators, doctors. nurses, depart-I menl: heads. patients and publ1c| that the hospital atmosphere can. be colourful. If a harmonious col-. our background in our daily lives. proves stimulating. why should it; not have the same beneficial ei-. fect upon those who are hospital-l fled? so reasonocl the Simpson' decorators and the administrative :11! of our Charlottetown Hosp-

l.

The result is a careful co-ordin- Ited colour scheme for each room. The floor coverings. walls, ceilings, Iraperies. bedspreads. upholstery- Ind even pictures — combine to make each room as pleasant and psychologically correct for the pa- tient as possible. In rooms with northern exposure warm colours luch as yellow. peach. _gold. rose atc. have been effectively used in window draperies and walls. while kl rooms with a southern expos- Ire. cool colours have been used. Dreat thought has also been given lo the size and shape of' each room. as colour‘ can create optical illusions in altering size. In large rooms. dark colours pull in the walls and n osphern of intlmacyl and stability. Light colours used in? Inail moms have accomplished the opposite. and create in feeling of maciousness and alrlness.

An important part of the colour

special all-steel welded bed in- cluding a 14-inch flexible bed lamp. An overbed table has a three section top. with the centre sec- tion lifting up to reveal a. mirror. As in every room in the hospital. the bedside table. desk. dresser and overbeci table have a borito tops. a modern surface that will not scratch. bum or stain. and is easy

‘to clean nnd disinfect.

Semi-private, or two bed. wards are equipped with the same oom- fortable. attractive type of furn- ishings. In each room there is I. light-weight aluminum easy chair which can be set in any several positions to meet the needs of the patlent‘s comfort. Those chairs are upholstered in colourful leatherette with cheery head rests, slip cover- ed to match the floral chintz dra- peries in the room. Metal slide chairs with upholstered leather- ette seats and backs have been designed with a notable feature- the legs extend far enough to pre- vent the backs from rubbing along the wall, and so eliminate un- sightly marks that so often make rooms look shabby. requiring con- stant maintenance.

As in the private and seml-priv-

late rooms. the occupants of the

so-called public beds. of, which there are 18. in three and four bed rooms. will find the surroundings

and Russia. colour. furniture and Oak finished furniture ha! Mm tiled in

green. turquoise, beige. coral and

C.N.|.B. To Operate Concession In Tile New Pavilion

of-the conoeaaionre- frealanont standinthenewwing otiihc Charlottetown}-l italwili addanotius-mod:-is itothe steadily

growing stand plrogna of the Maritime Division of The - adian National Institute for the Blind. At the present time thee are 35 arch stands in operoilon. providing steady and part-time em- ployment for more than 50 blind and alght- handicapped people an- nually. This type of employment has been found to be one of the beat for blind and dght-h.andlcap- ped men and women. and with co- operation of proper authorities. stands are located in public build- ings. hoqaitalls. industrial plants. etc. Management and supervision of stands of this type is controlled directly by the C. N. I. B. Stand t. A program of regular supervision has been lrdtiated to ensure that service. cleanliness. maintenance, etc.. will be on a. par with that provided by sighted 01>-

er-aiors.

0!’ MODERN DESIGN

This now stand is of modern de- sign and in line with C. N. I. B. stand policy. Special care has been taken to have the fixtures blend harmoniously with their surround- ings. Fixtures were designed and built by Kent-McClain Ltd.. of Tor- onto. nationafly known as build- ers of the best store finishings and fixtures. Included among its up—to- date fixtures is a built-in cabinet for cooling soft drinks. The stand is located on the main floor of title new wing to the right of the eleva- tor. It is enclosed in a. roan 18’ by 15'. inside the door there is ample room for customers between the outer wall and the oounter which extends across the length of the room. Fixtures are of a natural finish birch. The counter contains a built-in soft drink cooler. a show case for candy. with an attractive and practical top. wall fixtures include a magazine rack. show case for toilet accessories. and a cab- inet with partitioned compartments for cigarettes and ‘tobacco. There are ample clipboards for storage as wellgas 3 small store room in the rear.

Service provided by the canteen is designed to accommodate pat- ients, visitors and staff. since stock will include supplies. soft drinks, candy. ice-cream. fruit. newspap- ers and magazines. and some toilet access-cries practically every- thing one niigfat desire or need while in hospital.

Early last .w-.1-.mer. after plans had been completed for establish- ment and building of the stand. considerable time and effort were given to selection of a. prospective operator. As a result George Idiairles

Ichcme is the use of the new plaa- .3m'‘‘°”‘’¢ ""1 "e5”‘-‘1 9° the ‘Y°"olf French River. P. E. I.. journeyed

tic-lacquer-fabric wall called "Fabron". "F'abron" resom-. him wallpaper in appearance and 3 applied in the same manner. However. Flatiron is washable. sun- last and fire-resistant as well as aye-pleasing. Charlottetown can be particularly proud of the use of: hibron in the new hospital rid-‘ dition. as this is the first installa- tion of its kind in Canada.

iture has been used throughout. with every piece of furniture. ev-

ery coibur. every fabric and pict-]

ure in the room being designed to please and add to the recovery of the patient.

The residents of Charlottetown may well be proud of this new ad- dition to their hospital. It is symbol of the expanding commun-

Co\'t‘.i'iilgfThe same especially Idwml mm-ilo Halifax in late September to

’rsceive training in stand operation. Mr. I-lalnea who has very little vision. has been engaged. with a fully sighted companion. in lobster land other types of off-shore .tl.<h- Iing. However. this has become in- creasingly difficult and after meet- ing and discussing his problem Iwith George E. Wood, local C. N. I. 13. Field secretary, and Ivan J.

.Davison. Supervisor of Placements.

As the waiting and reception ity. a sign of the advanced. mod-‘Mumme mvmom M,-. mum, has

rooms of a hospital provide the

Laboratories

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This Department is necessary in a Hospital to aid the Medical Staff In correct‘ diagnoses. in help them lollow the progress of their pai- ienis, and. in many cases. to as- sure them of the particular type of drug and correct dosage to be Ised.

The Laboraiory deals, princip- ally. with the Chemical and Bac- teriological study of the different diseases. the analysis of tissues. "fluids and cxcrctions of the hum- an body. the complete examination of the blood. of the Metabolic rate and many other tests. and pro- cedures deemed necessary by the physician for the care and treat- ment of each individual patient.

Before the opening of the pre- tent Charlottetown Hospital in M25 very little laboratory work was done in this Province. In hiring over the Hospital at that line. the Laboratory was mod- nrrtly equipped and suitably sit- Illted and met all the require- lenfiof the American College of flrgoonc. In this Laboratory the flrlt blood chemistries and blood tub for Venereal Disease on Prince Edward Island were car-

out. Prior to this. these tests. done at all, had to be‘sent in

life): or St. John. Q

Modern Equipment Added

' As time went on. and Medical Iclenco advanced so rapidly. we used to the ull. our feeble. falt- cing edforis to keep our Labora- tory service adequate. A new modern Metabolism machine was halted by the Nurses’ Alumna mid modern equipment was added as L‘. Through v its to larg-

er Courses. we tried

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hospital. A group of men banded together and gave freely of their time and blood to save and im- prove the lives of hundreds of patients, not only in this Instit- ution but anywhere they were needvsd. During the ten years the Club functioned. no patient in the Charlottetown Hospital was charged for a blood transfusion. and when ordered by a physician. no patient was deprived of one. This service has now been taken over by courtesy of the Red Croat who continue to supply blood free of charge.

Our biggest headache during the last few years has been lack of space and working‘facilities. Our Laboratory work today is a far cry from that of 1925. when the same person was Laboratory Tech- nician, Pharmacist, and Record Librarian. Today we have two full time graduate technician and a student. in 1925 we felt we had accomplished a great deal. when, at the end of the year we report- ed 1,230 tests. In 1909 there were over 37.000 done in the I-Ioqlial Laboratory. " idea this a great deal of our Public Health work is done in the Provincial Labora- tory.

TRAINING SCHOOL SET-UP

It was like a burst of sunshine on a dull day in the Charlotte- iown Hospital Laboratory when the Division of Laboratories for Prince Edward island was set up at the Provincial Samtorium un- der the direction of Dr. Harold Shaw. This Provincial Laboratory now conducts a training School for Laboratory Technicians be- sides functioning as a Public Health Laboratory. It is fully ap- proved by the Canadian Hospital Association and the Canadian As- sociaiion of Medical ;t‘echnclog- iau. While the technicians are training. each is given a mouth in the Charlottetown Hospital Laboratory. and a full time grad- uate Technician in supp out any cost to the Itoqaital. It is now not necnnry for any Labor- werk to go’ outside

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| ITLIDIZD A1‘ HALIFAX

George l-[nines was in Halifax for six weeks. During this time he

5395-5 [learned the fundamentals of stand

operation; he learned this by work- ing in a stand with a totally Ulind operator of many yearsenperience. Mr. Haines also received instruc- tion in leading and writing braille from a C. N. I. B. I-Icme Teacher. This is essential for he must sub- mit a weekly report of hlia busi- ness tranuoticns in braille. all of his business being on I each basis. Learning braille was not easy. for Mr. I-laines hands had become cal- loused from many hours of work- ing with nets in salt water; but he persevered and when he returned to P. l. I. had mastered ilho funda- mentals. George I-Iainee is now well equipped. to manage the now stand. lacking only the expel-ience that will come from day to day oper- stion.

The a. N. I. a. is deeply apprec- iative of the co-operation of auth- orities of the Charlottetown Hos- pital in providing this elnplayment opportunity for another of its reg- istered caaes. Such opportunities are essential in assuring financial independence for capable blind people. several other locations halve boon investigated in P. E. I. public and private buildings and it is felt that the new stand in the (Ilarlotietown Hospital is I fore- runner of more to come.

a qualified Pathologist and Bac- teriologist.

We now feel, with the addition- al rooms provided by the new Pavilion. we will have plenty of room and have our Laboratory deparimentalized so that each service. as chemistry, bacteriol- ogy. hlnetelogy. etc.. will have sufficient working space and the latest in modern Laboratory fur- niture and equipment. As we peep into the future we no bright ciicerfui rooms. shining well kept work macea, young alert profic- lent technicians. all continuing to the one essential of any Lahor- aiory. the health and welfare of our patients. We can then assure you that this Department of the Charlottetown I-Iocpitdi will. for ourslmbeceeondtonoaoinihe Ilaritimea. _

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Consultant Accountant. lariilme Ilolpiial Association. Illdlal Ile- Mackin A Company. Manchu. N.l.

when you go fioe. now located in the new priv- ate pavilion. to make

ments for hoq>ital care. you

gets for giving good service have been installed.

to register for admission. giving such data as will be required for your medical chart and the vari- ous other esscntial records.

I-raving become a patient with a

bed and a case number, you will undoubtedly begin to think about the circumstances which provided the building. the equipment and the ever solicitous staff. Being modem and a realist you cannot help but reflect upon the coat of all this. There is only one way to find peace of mind and that is by ask- ing questions. So you start by querying one of the Sisters as to the origin of hospitals. The Sister will tell you that religious groups were the first to provide care for the sick and injured and since only the very poor were looked af- ter no charge was made to the patient. she will be very careful to emphasize too that even today those working in the hospital cherish this charitable character- istic which is basic for the proper approach to service. in other words no one is refused hospitalisation because of inability to pay.

Continuing she will inform you that because of improvements in medical science and grt in recent years, the hospital has become. al- most all of a sudden. 8. most im- portant centre for the care of pat- ients from all stations in life and that this chanae in activity has required the use of more money in every direction. The Sister cannot help but relate how difficult it has been to make “ends-meet". You will learn that it is only now that their financial plight is being stud- led and acknowledged by society.

NO PROFIT MOTIVI

Right then and there you make

up your mind that you are going to find out more about this organ- ization which is not interested in obtaining a profit from any patient and in addition offers free care to those in need. For some reason you think of what would happen to your own family budget if it were required to look after a number of non-paying guests. Being an average patient you stay ten days and become ac- quainted with the many depart- ments in the hospital. such as the operating room. the laboratory. the X-Ray department. the pharmacy and in addition in conversation with the staff the general service departments, referred to as kitch- en. housekeeping. laundry and power plant.-

All ioo soon the doctor indicates that you can get ready to go home. Since your first conversation with one of the sisters you have had further opportunity to contemp- late about “What makes a hospital tick" and as well you have a deep sense of gratitude for those who have "put you on your feet_ again". so you continue your quest for further knowledge or the hospital and ask for an audience with the aupcrlntendent, Mother Paula. Be- lng at the stage where you know you are about to be presented with a bill for services rendered the first question. after expressing thanks for the care received. has to do with finances. You want to

tmls its resources, which consist of the building. equipment. cash and personnel.

Mother Paula explains that your recent experience as a patient must have made you realize the involv- ed nature of the hospital calling for many divisions each responsible for a particular part of the care service offered and that also you must be very conscious of the pres- ence of the highly trained staff which is needed. It is ‘nted out to you that the hospital like any other enterprise of similar com- plexity. no matter what its pur- pose, must use accounting to pro- vide the necessary ‘ ‘ urea as well as reliable data rc- veallng the story of hospital activ- ity in terms of dollars.

UNIFORM SYSTEM

You loam that the Charlotte- town Hospital like other member - " in the Maritime Hos- pital Association has adopted is developing the “

and

by all the recognized hospital or- ganizations in Canada. Great Brit- ain and the United states.

Naturally you are anxious to know what uniformity means no Mother Palula ulrs sister Mary of Good Counsel. who is aelooiawi with this phase of hospital work. to oano into the discunion.

You are soon made cognizant of the fact that ‘uniformity means nothing more than the proper ae- oolunting for the particular ornit- isation under review. Pmeeedin further you find for the honfhi it means using the generally Ic- ooptod principles of good account-.

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departmental results. um! daasllficcticu-of _ ml. hflim in balance sheet the

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as wdl reliable vchaao amide! initially’ to all laurel aqui- meht service: men an smug, ploeuatlsundry and the various patient darn. It is apparent that in such on women than will be an op- Dortunitytddocoatanalysis. . You follow with the next logical question and that is "What is the

purpose of Uniformity?" It is soon

door that than is g, tgqngndoug amount of information which can utlli

making hospital at similar also and nat- ure that have kept their record on the same basis. sister Mary of Good Counsel -will stress the value of this matching process by saying that "as in medicine or any other M1 or ‘ , _ gm most important'in J aching sound conclusions."

Within I half hour aftcr you were informed that you could go home. you are presented with an italniaed statement of your ac- count showing the various care trentment provided. such as room and board. operating room. X-Ray services. laboratory services and drugs. Being of a provident nature you are comforted by the fact that your bill will be looked after by a prepaid hospitalization plan.

You know you will never forget the attention you received at the Charlottetown Hospital where the doors are open twenty four hours

ceive alike the rich and the poor. You relax when you think that your work does not require around the clock and the calendar serv- ice without the thought of profit.