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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1956
Page
12
The article describes St Marys Hospital patient rooms focusing on color and comfort. It notes metal and pastel furniture, reclining chairs in regular rooms, Barcaloungers in deluxe rooms, and high low beds operable manually or mechanically. Beds adjust height for nursing care or ambulatory patients. Ceilings are nine feet high and regular rooms measure 18 by 12 feet.
The recovery room serves five post operative patients with a dedicated registered nurse. It includes suction oxygen and blood pressure apparatus at each bed, and patients stay until fully conscious and out of immediate risk before transfer to a room.
The rad ill laundry at St. Mary's Hospital operates under Sister M Bertholda with advanced automatic washers extractors and ironers. Water from the Pecos Valley is noted for its hardness and requires careful handling to produce good results.
An all over air conditioning system serves St Marys Hospital with 13 zones each having separate cooling and air circulation. The system uses hot water heating in winter and brings in fresh New Mexico air year round. Temperature controls are modulating to provide precise limits. Four miles of copper tubing connect the controls and a 300 hp electric motor drives the air conditioning compressor.
Food for patients is prepared in the main kitchen, brought up by service elevator, and served on trays. Each floor houses a kitchen with meals tailored to individual dietary needs and physician recommendations. The main kitchen serves a connected cafeteria on the main floor. Sister M. Laura runs the cafeteria and patient food service. Sister M. Archangela oversees the main kitchen.
The facility operates a distilled water system with live steam under pressure boiling water in four locally placed stills.
The new St Marys Hospital adopts a fireproof design with metal furniture and closed incinerator systems. It adds four-story wings west and east from the 1942 complex, a 45 ft 3 in wide east wing of 250 ft, and a north south wing of 176 ft, plus a west wing 98 ft long and four stories high.
Ground broke in May 1954 and construction started the following month. The 1942 addition has been remodeled with air conditioning, and the old 1906 building will be removed. The brick structure features salmon and red brick, coppered concrete top, and aims to match the 1956 addition with the 1942 wing.
Large windows along the hall side of each pediatric room keep the child in full view of passing nurses under constant supervision. The department is separate from general nursing on the second floor, with a playroom and private rooms for special cases. Each room will have a bed for the mother.
Two 400 hp gas fired boilers supply steam for heating and sterilizing at St Marys Hospital. A 5000 gallon underground oil tank feeds dual burners in emergencies. Auto operation excludes blow down and sludge cleanup. A standby electric generator in the basement starts instantly if normal power fails.
Construction aimed to maximize glass for a friendly, bright atmosphere. Double glazed Fleetlight windows create a dust free interior with all panels removable for easy washing.
Surgical instruments are washed and sterilized in three minutes using a special autoclave. A practical nurse attends the autoclave and supply rooms. All supplies used in surgery are sterilized in this process at St Marys Hospital.
Mercury vapor lamps on the east and north sides light the St. Marys Hospital exterior at night. Seven lamps illuminate the parking lot to the east used by doctors staff and visitors.
Both chimes and a public address system are used to page doctors and hospital personnel at St Mary's Hospital. The system relies on numbers instead of names for call messages.
In line with the community plan a disaster procedure is being mapped at St Mary's Hospital to position the facility to care for 600 persons under emergency conditions.
The article outlines St Marys Hospital Roswell tracing its roots to 1906 with Sisters of the Sorrowful Mother. It notes plans for a new improved hospital started in 1954, ground breaking in May 1954, construction from June 12 1954, and a 1944 accreditation by the American College of Surgeons. The piece also cites archbishop figures and regional history dating back to Fray Marcos de Niza in 1539, framing Roswell as part of the New Mexico archdiocese.
A steady flow of oxygen at all times through St Mary's Hospital is assured by two banks of oxygen tanks in separate buildings. One bank serves as reserve and an automatic warning system signals depletion immediately, triggering the reserve supply.
The Rev Anthony Perez serves as chaplain of St Marys Hospital. The chapel is off Section C on the second floor rear, open to hospital personnel patients and visitors from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m.
The Bartholomea table at St. Mary's Hospital obstetrical department merges labor and delivery duties with a movable design to ease patient handling. The delivery suite includes four labor delivery rooms, three labor rooms, 36 beds across 19 rooms, and dedicated 24 hour anesthetist service.
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