Show Hospital Work In Quiet Zone i Commissioner Stanley M M. Smoot chairman of the Davis County Board of Health announced announced announced an an- the progress of the Davis County hospital program program program pro pro- gram this week THE UTHE DAVIS County hospitals hospitals hospitals hos hos- construction program is moving ahead in the Quiet Phase of the planning he heI I said Although this part of the work is less dramatic than the actual construction construction construction tion it is every bit as important important important im im- im- im as the prints blue concrete concrete concrete con con- crete steel or r finishing and equipment he added The Functional Program Study is being prepared by bythe bythe bythe the hospital planning subcommittee subcommittee subcommittee sub sub- committee under the direction direction direction tion of Dr Hampton H. H Tray- Tray ner Davis County Health Department Department Department De De- director Members of the committee are Dr Lynn Richards Dr Joe Amano David Adams and William P. P Moore with Richard G. G Sharp as architect THE FUNCTIONAL Program Program Program Pro Pro- gram Study when completed will be a booklet which will contain an extensive statement of the services to be provided by the hospital system with an explanation of the facilities and means by which these services will be employed While many decisions regarding regarding regarding regard regard- ing services and facilities are tentative at this point the study will serve as a starting starting starting start start- ing point for the development of the plans and specifications As the plans proceed special special special cial committees or doctors and medical personnel will be assigned to work in the areas of their special interest Itis It Itis Itis is expected that the Program Study willbe will willbe willbe be completed this month and the detailed planning will be be- gin AS A PART of this preliminary preliminary preliminary pre pre- phase of the planning planning planning plan plan- ning work three Davis County County County Coun Coun- ty people connected with the hospital program recently attended attended attended at at- tended the Institute on Hospital Hospital Hospital Hos Hos- pital Design conducted by the American Hospital Association Association Association tion in San Francisco Those attending were commissioner Stanley M. M Smoot Dr James H. H Clarke of the Davis County Board of Health and Richard RichardG G G. G Sharp hospital architect They visited several hospitals in the bay area some new and others still under con con- Many advanced ideas in m hospital design and function function function tion were observed and evaluated evaluated evaluated eval eval- for possible application in the Davis County hospitals project During the last few months the final arrangements for purchase of the property in Layton and Bountiful have been made by Bennett Peterson Peterson Peter Peter- son Davis County Attorney THE PRESENT construction construction construction tion schedule calls for the next two years to be used in inthe inthe inthe the preparation of plans plan and specifications Actual construction construction construction con con- time will depend upon the availability of Hill- Hill Burton funds but Davis County County County Coun Coun- ty officials have been assured that these federal funds willI will willbe willbe I be available during 1971 and 72 to begin construction n. n With the allowance of two years for construction and equipping it is expected that the hospitals will be ready I for a grand opening and to receive receive receive re re- re- re patients during 1973 |