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Show Thursday, February 24, 1977 Ben Lomond Beacon (KSpoftol Page 3 PODDQOD March 6 is the opening date for the new St. Benedicts Hospital located at 5475 S. Adams Ave. The move will be ac- complished with the help of the Utah National Guard and commercial ambulance services in the area. Patients being transferred and all patients who follow, will be accorded some of the most u p to date facilities in the state as well as a very comfortable place to spend their recovery time. The new hospital has nearly all the patient oriented facilities on one floor. The main corridor joins all patient care units to the central block of the hospital. Presently there are four patient care units. However a fifth unit, the Alcohol and Chemical Dependency Treatment Center should be com- pleted by the fall of 1977. When entering the hospital, a tapestry, done by Helen Web- ber of San Francisco, greets visitors with the philosophy of St. Benedicts, Above all things, care must be taken of the sick so that they will be served as if they were Christ in per- son. Ms. Webber interviewed the sisters of St. Benedicts to get the feel of the sisters behind their philosophy. Another tapestry, taken from the book of Ecclesiastes is mounted in the chapel. The chapel is open to all, 24 hours a day. There are daily church services held there of both Catholic and Protestant denomination and the hospital provides pastoral care for patients and employees. Hallways are well marked throughout the hospital with prominent identification symbols. The patient care units run east and west and are identified with numbers, Unit One contains the Medical-Coronar- y Care facilities Unit two is the Orthopedics-Pediatric- s facilities. Unit three is the Surgical-Intensiv- e care facilities and unit four in the Ob- stetrics-Gynecolog- y MRS. CAROL WATSON, R.N., discusses use of unit. Each patient room has a sliding glass door which may be opened at the discretion of the nurse in charge. Each of the rooms has a view of a landscaped courtyard, the mountains or the valley. The rooms are decorated in shades of orange and brown and there isnt a white sheet to be found. Each, of the 133 rooms, including those in the Pediatrics Unit contain a color TV on a swin away arm which makes it possible for even patients in traction to have access to the television with no assistance. All the patient rooms are the isolette unit for newborns. The $8,000 mobile unit, unlike isolettes which ore com-pletel- y enclosed causing medical per- sonnel to work with the infant through plastic, is private. Each bedside console contains the nurse call system, a control for closing the door, TV operational control and telephone system. The console has a flat top to be used for eating or writing and the unit can be moved out of the way easily when necessary. Also, in each of the four patient care units is a small kitchen facility called the TLC unit which dispenses soft drinks, coffee, tea, Sanka and hot chocolate for patients any hour of the day or evening. The surgical area of the hospital is completely encircled by a corridor to transport patients and as a traffic area. The hospital has a curtained holding area for patients. This is where patients will be shaved, rather than doing it the night before in the patients room. Some medications may be given here. The surgical area itself has a positive air pressure system. This means the air is pumped in as clean as it is with open lights surrounding it, keeping the area germ free. possible. There are six operating rooms within the germ free areas. There are two elevators in the area, one leading directly to supplies allowing all surgical equipment to arrive at the operating room sterilized. Columns in each operating room contain oxygen, nitrogen, suction and all electrical connections. One of the large operating rooms is called a special procedures room. It will be used for joint replacement surgery. The Day Starr Orbit light in that operating room cost $10,000 for purchase and installation. Some of the light fixtures, some equipment and some of the tubs, including the Hubbard tub will be moved from the old hospital to help cut down on some of the costs. There is a large recovery room adjacent to the surgical suite. There is also an isolation recovery room for contaminated surgical cases. A new philosophy of childbirth is being tried at St. Benedicts this is the family centered philosophy which will allow the father to visit any time and the baby to room in with the mother. In the Obstetrics-Gynecolog- y Department there are five labor rooms and two delivery rooms. Three fetal monitors are available. The hospital has the Stryker LTDs This bed converts from a labor bed to a delivery table and back to a recovery bed. The sinks in the scrub area of the delivery rooms are unique in that sensors in the floor detect when someone approaches. The water begins running and continues for three minutes allowing physicians and nurses time to scrub up. There are three main nurseries accommodating eight infants each. The center nursery will be used as an intensive care nursery. There are four isolettes and a baby bird Neonatal respirator for the treatment of newborns with respiratory distress syndrome. The hospital received an Ohio Neonatal Intensive Care Isolette with funds received from the Boeing Good Neighbor Club. The isolette cost $8,000. Unlike other isolettes which are completely enclosed causing medical personnel to work with the infant through plastic, this isolette is open, with lights surrounding it which keep the area germ free. It also allows freer access to the child in case of an emergency. It has environmental controls which adjust the temperature automatically so there is no change from the warmth of the mothers womb to the outside environment. A probe on the infants skin sounds an alarm if there is a deviation. The Radiology Department has six rooms, fully equipped, including two radio fluoro rooms and a special procedures room for expanded services in angiography. Soon the C.T. scanner, also referred to as the CAT scanner will be operational. The scanner gives an instant diagnosis with pin point accuracy. The Radiology Department and the Nuclear Medicine Department have been designed for efficiency and patient comfort. There are separate waiting rooms in the departments for men and women. Each radiology room has access to its own developer, speeding up the diagnosis process. In the Nuclear Medicine Department, one machine uses the bodys own radiation to pinpoint troubles, while other machines use isotopes to evaluate thyroid function, to determine the volume of blood, to diagnose pernicious anemia and to aid doctors in prescribing drugs. Cost of equipment to the radiology department, including the C.T. Scanner is $1.9 million. There is also an out patient surgery area where minor surgery requiring no overnight stay is performed. Also in the out patient area is a G.I. lab where problems concerning the gastrointestinal tract can be diagnosed and treated. The emergency area contains special examination rooms for a number of medical problems. There is a dental examination room, an examination room, two observation rooms, one for adults and one for children and a fracture area. In addition the hospital has five trauma beds. The area will be handled from 1 central area and out patients may register in the privacy ot their own admittance office. The hospital has been equipped with a Centrex System which allows a direct dial system to most departments in the hospital Numbers will be given for most departments in the white pages of the telephone book. The hospital is equipped with a pneumatic tube which will allow lab samples and hospital paperwork to be transported more efficiently. Of course the hospital is designed to care for those in need as efficiently as possible, but other departments can make it easier on family and friends of those in the hospital. The new cafeteria, located on the lower level is bright and cheery. It gets away from the institutional dining room effect. It also makes use of the new scramble system which eliminates waiting in line. Tables on a patio will allow outside dining when the weather permits. St. Benedicts will continue with many of their continuing education classes. There is a classroom, also on the lower level which can seat 100 or two classes of 50. Of course the Angel Shop, the gift shop run by the volunteers has been relocated and is just inside the front doors of the hospital. The new gift shop is 4 times as large and will have many new items not found in the old shop. The hositals business office has a private area for patients being admitted, discharged or paying a bill. A specially trained person is assigned to take care of the patients needs in regard to admission insurance, discharge or to answer questions. This eliminates the need for patients to stop at the business office before discharge. The hospital doesnT refuse treatment to anyone, so they do provide financial counseling to help in making arrangements lor payment. OB-BY- . UMIdlttfi. Wi BdteiP. 3 and by Thornton Wilder Weber State Cellar Theatre one-act- s Feb. 5 28-Ma- r. 8pm Mar 52pm 393-177- 3 IIS NUCLEAR medicine achine uses isotopes evaluate thyroid func-n- , to determine the lume of blood, to ignose pernicious emia and to aid 's in ' jgs. doc- prescribing Genealogical records Library largest of kind in world The Latter-da- Churchs Saints y genealogical library, housed in the Church Office Building in the heart of Salt Lake City, contains more rolls of than 900,000 microfilmed genealogical records, reports Thomas E. Daniels, manager of public relations for the department, and it is the largest genealogical library in the total This world. microfilmed record is equivalent to 4,300,000 printed volumes of 300 pages each. The library also has 250 for readers microfilm patrons to research the records contained in the microfilm. Besides the microfilm records the library also has about 150,000 printed volumes of records. And both microfilmed and printed records are growing every 100-fo- month. Where the records do New members sought for college choir The Ogden-Webe- State r College Symphonic Choir is looking for new members who can take part in their spring activities. The group is presenting its annual Spring Concert on April 26 in the WSC Fine Arts Center Rehearsals scheduled auditorium are for . now Monday evenings from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Tryouts will be held each week in the Choral Room of the FAC. Anyone who is interested in singing in the choir is invited to attend a rehearsal according to Dr. Herbert Cecil, chairman of the colleges department of music and theatre arts. come from? Mr. Daniels said he concluded. in a computerized In aiming to preserve the genealogical search which its mainly from records of the world, the members deem a sacred and archives government Mormon Church is engaged obligation. various churches both interested in preserving the documents and data contained in them. The church is M M acquiring records from 35 countries negotiating for genealogical data in other nations. For example, Mr. Daniels said the Mormon church has extensive genealogical records from the United States, Britain, The has been ringing Nevada Slim is affiliated with' Mexico, Scandinavia, with phone ASCAP and his latest con-- , of sincere messages and France, Germany tribution to Shw Biz is a, to this column appreciation Belgium as well as other Sun and Chronicle since cowboy song book that will be Roy nations. off the press within ten days. The Mormon Church is we did the column on Nashof Verona Smith newest singing senacquiring records from Asian villes Washington Terrace turned countries, he continues. If sation, Brian Collins. her birthday party into a Mrs. Brian (Beth) Collins we can get a large amount, it will be great for genealogists called from Nashville to musical feast as she invited to hear the Visarragu studying in that area because express her thanks. Grace guests Asian records are some of the Mikel of Brazoria, Texas and family in concert Saturday' night at the Lions Club on. best kept and ancient in the Nora Chevez of Waco, of Brian's national Syracuse Road. world. We even have some Known professionally as' fan club have called dozens of Johnny and the Flirts Czechoslovakia, Hungary, times with gratitude. Fran Poland and a few from Poppin of Houston joined the these talented Utahns take era. chorus of Texans who conyou back to the Russia. Besides the principal veyed their many thanks. An with a brass section that won't quit! genealogical library in Salt hour tape from Mr. Country This seven member band Lake City, Mr. Daniels said Music of Texas, T. Tiny with its wide range of musical the Church operates 231 branch libraries throughout Smith was received this talents has a repertoire that the United States, Canada, week. Many of these famous embraces country, rock, pop-anof Mexico, South Pacific and people are now members Spanish music, the usual Music! Golden Country Spike The branch libraries lead, bass and rhythm Europe. Word from Nevada Slim, have three or four microfilm guitars; organ and rums are readers and small book (Dr. Dallas Turner) of Reno complimented and collections. brings good news that he has with a sax and two horns that Although the genealogical placed another song with earn Johnny and the Flirts department is financed by the singing Governor Jimmy the title of Metropolitan tithes of Church members, he Davis who wrote the biggest Country. said the public is welcome to seller of all times, You Are These stylists record on the use the facilities. While the My Sunshine. This new Vee label out of Mexico and the release by Nevada Slim, are members of Golden Spike using majority Pretending She Is You is Country Music of Utah. They genealogical librarys facilities are members of the headed for the top of the are siated to share the Mormon Church, a surcharts! spotlight with The Sons of the Our Nevada neighbor, Pioneers in May and have a prisingly large number are he said. Based songwriter-singe- r has great engagement Washington on previous studies, 25 to 30 expectations for some pending. he has percent of the approximately country-gospe- l songs Larry Hunter, formerly of 2,000 persons using the going with the great Jimmy jKSOP radio has moved over facilities each day are !to KRGO Wakely. airways to join Big Our facilities are Author of over 200 songs Dave B, Smith and Randy to both members and open many of which have been Timothy for some mighty fine of the Church, recorded by Nashville stars, broadcasting. they come l uiiixixoxiuxaiixT n records - TrfrTfTrf wilh Hiz from Big-Ban- d |