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ANTI-TUBERCULOSIS ASSOCIATION

NEW HOSPITAL

Designed by

Chau & Lee

Opened by His Excellency

The Governor

on

June 6th 1957

THE GRANTHAM HOSPITAL

The first idea of a hospital for the posals until the completion, and to further loan of $1,250,000. Finally, treatment of tuberculosis on а self whom the Association owes a debt of plans for the present building to ac- supporting basis was suggested in 1951, gratitude.

commodate 540 beds were prepared the plans then being for a 150- or 200-

There were several changes in the by the architect, Mr. I. N. Chau, and bed hospital in the Ruttonjee Sanato- plans before the designs for the hos- accepted by the Association and the rium grounds.

Government at the end of 1955. pital as it now stands were accepted. Extensions to the Ruttonjee Sanato- At the request of Government, the With the co-operation of the archi- rium made it necessary to look for accommodation was increased by a tects and all the various contractors some other suitable site for the project further 200 beds, for which they and suppliers, many of whom have and the present grounds on which the agreed to make available an outright given special precedence to the work, hospital stands were selected during grant of a sum of $1,500,000 and a the hospital was completed within the 1953. The site, consisting of an area of 341,500 square feet (nearly 8 acres), was granted to the Association by Government in October of that year. In addition to the grounds being ideally situated to benefit from pre- vailing breezes at all times of the year, the adjoining hillsides provide ample room for chalet-type convalescent homes, which it is possible might be built in future.

Meanwhile, Government had provid- ed financial support for a larger hos- pital of about 350 beds and a loan of $2,500,000 was paid over to the As- sociation in 1952,

At an early stage, a "New Hospital Building Committee" had been form- ed under the chairmanship of Mr. D.L. Strellett, who has been in charge of the planning and equipment of the hospital from the first tentative pro-

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