NURSES' QUARTERS

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 127, 15 June 1937, Page 5

NURSES' QUARTERS

■ im • ' Further Accommodation At Napier Proposed NEW BUILDING NEEDED? A proposal for the ereetion of anothet building in frdht of the Napier Hospital to pTovide increased accom'niodatidn for the nursing staff was considered at to-day's meeting of the Hawke's Bay Hospital Board in Napier. The chaifaian, Mr. C. Lassen, presided. No finality was reached on the accommodation question, the matter being deferred pending a fejort upon the Subject, The Napier hoSpital-buiiding coTnmittee reported that a letter from the Director-General of Health had pointed • out that he b'6afd would hhve to Eonsider a inininium of 120 beds fdr nurses at Napier. The Cpmmittee hhd decided that the foreman of wdrks should be instmeted to report On the cost of restoring Holt's hoiiSe, Parkroad, and prepaTing it for nse as a nurses ' hoSie. ' ' Mr. Lassen iaentioned thht Dr. Sh&W had suggested io Mm that tbe trMned staff should be Sepafated froM the trainees and that proVision should be inade for a sep.arate building -for thehi at the front of the hospitaL Dr. J. Alian Berry suggested that What was needed was to plan a fiveyear building programme, A compx'enensive building Rlan had been prepared six years ag'O, pointed. ont Mr. J, S. McKee, and he thonght . that the bo'ard shoiild be goided "by this to some extent. The present schenio was not systematic, and buildings placed at random did not loolt Well, "Dr. Shaw's idea wants looking into before money is spent bA it, ' ' said Dr. Berry. , Mr, C. O. Morse: if yoii g'o on With every suggestion We 'get We Will febbn ifind that We have mofe accOmihddatidtt. than we want. Mr. E. T. Eees (secretary) : We hiust wofk on a propoftion bhsis |n relation . to other hospitals. If we do not increase the nuinber f b'eds We do ndt want n bigger nursing staff. It was decidbd to await the report of the foreman of works on Holt's lio'use before any action was taken,