Gisborne Hospital

Kai Tiaki : the journal of the nurses of New Zealand, Volume VIII, Issue 2, 1 April 1915, Page 86

Gisborne Hospital

The Gisborne Hospital, a fine new building of 100-bed capacity, stands on an elevated site on the hills to the West of the city, and looks down on the beautiful bay below. The site being m a sort of semicircle round a shallow gulley, has necessitated the various buildings being somewhat scattered, but as each block is complete m itself, this is not detrimental, and the advantage of space and light is thereby welljecured. It seems that the only people to suffer from the widespread area on which this Hospital , i L j, it _i stands are those who have the responsi- „.,.,_ . . - . „ r nn bility of supervision and organisation, lhe .J , „£ . £ & „ tt •+ i mam building is ol course the Hospital „, •_ __& -t i ro i with its tour pavilion-wards oil a long , , •_! mi i £ oa central corridor, lhe wards are lor 24 , -. , , _•__. ir t -i _. j i •_„ i _. beds each beautifully lighted, and with large . -i t t t 't't wide verandah and sun rooms m which numbers of patients will be treated. These wards have all the necessary sanitary annexes, pantries, sterlising rooms, linen rooms, broom cupboards. Everything is very convenient and there should be no excuse for an untidy ward, impossible sometimes to avoid when these provisions are not made The Sister of each ward has a nice sittingroom m which morning tea can be served, and where she can be within calling by her nurses when needed even if not actually on duty. The Theatre, though not large, is all that is required, and has a sterlising room, mstrument room, doctors' dressing-room, anaesthetic room.

There is off one ward a side room for nurses, and there are several single wards, or small wards for two and three patients, off the main corridors. There is a children's ward for 12 ; it is no t proposed to occupy this and one of the l ar ge wards until there is a demand for more accommodation. The main corridor and the bath rooms sanitary annexes, ward kitchens and main kitchen a re all floored with decolite. --, t «*-«- c. - •-*- + -v x. ~ ± Ine Lady bupeimtendent has her quarters, _ -„...,_.,_,.<. „..._._,- •«, „ __, -v j Jj r m. a pleasant sitting room, bedroom, and bathx • „ • -v L_i a *__, room m the mam hospital. An office is op - „ , . , J,, , r posite these rooms, lhere are also quarters f . . •-, • , , - , \., _, lor a junior resident when needed ; while the ..-. „ °, G . , , , , ' , , Medical bupenntendent has a small house . „ r A m Dne 2,rouncis. l _° T . _ The NuJ ses Home is a separate building, very comfortable, and each nurse has her own room; ? -are sitting rooms for nurses and sisters, a^ study and writing rooms and a large dmmg room. From upstairs there is a beautiful view of the bay. There are plenty of bath rooms : the nurses should be very comfortable, and it is inte»ded to.S ive them a tennis courtThere is an isolation or infectious diseases hospital for about 24 patients, with a separate Nurses 5 Home for 6 nurses. Some of these buildings do not of course appear m our illustration. The Hospital has now been m use about three months, having been opened by Lord Liverpool m, December,

Nurse Ngapori Naera, who qualified m December, comes on as assistant district nurse on April Ist. She will have her headquarters m Auckland, and when her services are not required m other districts will work the Kaingas on the Kaipara line, and the near vicinity to Auckland.

Nurse H. Kennedy, trained Christ--church Hospital and Townley Maternity Hospital has been appointed Native Health Nurse for the Canterbury District, and will combine any necessary visits to Pas m other parts of the South Island.