Transcribe
Translate
Eve Drewelowe's journals, volumes II-III, 1950s
Page 068
More information
digital collection
archival collection guide
transcription tips
In medical at St. Mary's, as I initiated before, the few small singles at what would be reasonable prices for habitable rooms, are smal, dark, depressing. Moreover being adjacent to the kitchens they are disconcertingly noisy. The very few other singles are not in a professor's salary range - at least not a professor at the University of Colorado. I therefore had chosen to retain to my old double room at the end of the hall close removed from the hub, and took a chance on the inconvenience of a cell mate. The first two weeks of hospitalization were unfortunate. Six surgical cases had come in and gone out of that room.The nervous strain was terrific. These cases were usually brought in one afternoon, prepared for surgery and taken to the seventh floor the following morning. Occasionally several days preparation are required. St. Mary's is one of the most mercenary institutions I have ever come in contact with. There were plenty of vacant rooms but there was no consideration shone for the type of
Saving...
prev
next
In medical at St. Mary's, as I initiated before, the few small singles at what would be reasonable prices for habitable rooms, are smal, dark, depressing. Moreover being adjacent to the kitchens they are disconcertingly noisy. The very few other singles are not in a professor's salary range - at least not a professor at the University of Colorado. I therefore had chosen to retain to my old double room at the end of the hall close removed from the hub, and took a chance on the inconvenience of a cell mate. The first two weeks of hospitalization were unfortunate. Six surgical cases had come in and gone out of that room.The nervous strain was terrific. These cases were usually brought in one afternoon, prepared for surgery and taken to the seventh floor the following morning. Occasionally several days preparation are required. St. Mary's is one of the most mercenary institutions I have ever come in contact with. There were plenty of vacant rooms but there was no consideration shone for the type of
Iowa Women’s Lives: Letters and Diaries
sidebar
