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tion of the hospital) showed that the There will be a splendidly equipped are set back under a double canopy. wards contained 147 in-patients and antenatal department with six ex- Lord Nuffield spent thousands of that 24 babies were born in the amining rooms and facilities for pounds in research work on this par- Hospital during that day; the an- dealing with 150 patients at one ticular question and the architect tenatal clinic was attended by no less time. The wards will make overall has adopted the findings of the Bri- than 211 patients on the morning of provision for 200 patients, including

tish philanthropist. The double that same day. Such figures can an antenatal ward for 26 cases and only mean that the high standards a certain amount of first and second canopy or hood-allows air to enter so carefully built up must inevitably class accommodation. Each floor the rooms through the upper section will have its own delivery rooms, whilst the sun's glare is excluded by and two operating theatres, divided both projections. among the four floors on which the wards are located.

suffer.

A new hospital was the only an- swer to the pressing problem, and for many years this need had been stressed by all those who have been interested in the hospital. Through the great generosity of the Jockey Club the building of a new hospital was at last made possible, the Ste- wards having donated a sum of $3.500,000 for the building and equip- ment.

There will be a blood bank, a well- equipped laboratory, an X-ray de- partment, a special nursery for pre- mature babies and all the facilities of a well-equipped modern maternity hospital

The functions of the new hospital will remain the same as those of the present hospital, only it will be pos- sible to give far more effective ex- pression to their fulfilment in the larger and more favourable environ- ment of the new building.

Special provision has been made Her Royal Highness the Duchess for the teaching of students and of Kent laid the foundation stone of The new hospital will be a seven pupil midwives and a lecture room the new Tsan Yuk Maternity Hospit storey building with accommodation and library have been included in the al on the 28th October 1952. for 200 in-patients and a resident plan. Ample provision has also been staff of seven doctors, a matron, 28 made for the storage of records, a nurses, 72 pupil midwives and 88 feature which is sadly lacking in the

present hospital.

amahs. In addition, facilities will be provided for 12 medical students to reside in the hospital during their obstetrical training period.

A feature of the new building will be the manner in which the windows

Work was commenced on this important project during the first quarter of 1954 and is expected to be completed by January 1955.

The architect is Mr. Eric Cumine.

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