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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1916
Page
34
The Robert B. Green Memorial hospital advances toward operation with space for 200 patients, separate nurses’ quarters, and a full infirmary. The building includes four stories plus a basement, free clinic, X ray, sterilizing rooms, twin operating rooms, and an advanced scientific kitchen with automatic dumbwaiters.
The hospital features twin operating rooms funded by Alexander Joske with an $11,500 gift. It houses maternity and negro wards, a nurses home, a fully automated electrical system, dumb-waiters, elevators, and a fireproof concrete shell with sand-lime brick exterior.
The article notes firewalls and non inflammable liquid bedding treatment, with heat resisting paint on woodwork. It describes the Robert Green Memorial hospital as modern, scientifically equipped, standing as a monument to the generosity and progress of San Antonio and Bexar County citizens.
The Noa Spears Company of San Antonio is highlighted as a leading supplier of dental and surgical instruments in the South. From a $500 capital start in a sun room, it now stocks about $100,000 in supplies and runs a large dental laboratory with seven expert dentists. Co C. Quillian Jr. serves as secretary and general manager since inception.
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