Wireless in Hospitals

Radio Record, Volume II, Issue 37, 28 March 1929, Page 7

Wireless in Hospitals

Installation at ‘Timaru

‘THE movement for installing wireless in the hospitals throughout ‘the. Dominion is steadily expanding an@ news is regularly coming to hand of one provincial centre iafter another undertaking such installations. ‘Timaru is now ‘im. the process of equipping ‘her ‘hospital with radio and tis in the midst of a campaign to secure the last £50 to complete the scheme. The set iat present in operation has been ‘dent ‘by’ Messrs. ‘8.. Brehaut and BH. G. Bliot, and is -a five-valve machine which is doing good work. Wyentually an -sight-valve :set will ‘be ‘utilised to feed the large mumber ‘of headphones to be used. he aerial is 125 feat in length, supported by strong steel masts ‘GOft. in height. It was originally desired to secure £300, but so far the public have contributed mearly £140, and at present a campaign ‘is on foot. for a further sum. From special articles which ‘have been appearing in the "Timaru Herald," striking testimony as ‘to the value of radio to hospital patients is culled. Very pathetic indeed and very effective are some of the stories quoted by ‘the press correspondent who visited the hospital, "Weare only waiting fill 3 o'clock for the wireless ‘to be turned on," said some patients ‘to the ‘teporter. One patient said, "I would Tike to express my appreciation of the wireJess that is being installed. Tt is an excellent imnovation and will ‘help pass many 4 weary hour." "T am a little girl" is another xtract, "and I have been on my back in hospital for nearly four years. Ihave no headphones, but sometimes I share 2 pair when my bed is moved alongside my neighbour’s. I love ‘the. wireless and I wish somebody would be kind enough to give me a pair of headlphones"!