Cone Hospital review [November, 1982]

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THE MOSES H. CONE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA
Benjamin Cone, Sr., Civic Leader
and Former Hospital Board President,
Dies at Age 83.
Benjamin Cone, Sr.. who served
Moses Cone Hospital as President of its
Board of Trustees from 1956 to 1971,
died here October 22 following a two-
week hospitalization. Mr. Cone was
highly respected and well known for his
kindness, his community spirit and his
generosity.
Born in Fleishman, New York in
August, 1899, he was the son of the late
Jeanette Siegel and Ceasar Cone and was
the nephew of Moses H. Cone for whom
the hospital is named. Mr. Cone's father
was one of the founders of the Cone
Export and Commission Company which
was a forerunner of the Cone Mills we
know today. Mr. Cone was Chairman of
the Board of Cone Mills from 1956 until
1965. He retired as a director of Cone
Mills in 1972.
He was educated at the University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He served
in the U.S. Marine Corps during World
War I and was a Lt. Commander in the
U.S. Naval Reserves during World War
II.
Mr. Cone was mayor of Greensboro
from 1949 to 1951, a member of the City
Council for six years, and a past
president of the Greensboro Community
Chest and United Fund. He served as a
member of the North Carolina General
Assembly and is a past president of the
North Carolina Children's Home
Society.
The Greensboro Chamber of
Commerce honored him with its Distinguished Citizen Award in 1971 and again
with its O'Henry Award for support of
the arts in 1981, when he also received a
commendation   from   the   United   Arts
Council. He was given the Eleanor
Roosevelt Humanitarian Award in 1973
and the B'nai B'rith Humanitarian
Award in 1976. The University of North
Carolina at Greensboro granted him an
honorary doctorate in 1978.
Mr. Cone is survived by his wife,
Anne Wortham Cone; two daughters,
Mrs. Jeanette Cone Kimmell of New
York City and Mrs. Anne Cone Birgel of
Chapel Hill; one son, Benjamin Cone,
Jr., who is a Greensboro resident and a
Moses Cone Hospital trustee; one
brother, Ceasar Cone II of Greensboro,
and seven grandchildren.
Mr. Benjamin Cone's portrait hangs in
a place of honor in the board room at
The Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital.
The deeds of this gentle and benevolent
man will perpetuate his memory in this
hospital and this city which he loved.
Will Add 36 Patient Beds
4700 Wing To Become New Nursing Unit
Preparation for a new medical-surgical
nursing unit will begin early in
December in the 4700 wing. The new
36-bed unit is expected to open for
patients about July 1. 1983, with 22
private and seven semi-private rooms.
Each patient room will have its own
bathroom. Architectural plans have been
completed and invitations for contractors' bids for the construction of Nursing
Division 4700 have gone out. The addition of this unit will bring the hospital up
to its full licensed capacity of 489 beds
in service.
Until recently. Portable Equipment
Services occupied this shelled-in space
on the fourth floor of the East wing.
Warehouse space leased outside the
hospital plus better delivery terms with
some of the hospital's suppliers enables
Portable Equipment Services to operate
efficiently from a smaller space adjacent
to the Purchasing Department and
Stores. Deliveries from the outside
warehouse are made to the hospital
several times each week.
The greater number of private rooms
available with the opening of Nursing
Division 4700 will help alleviate the
private room shortage and the addition of
the new unit will relieve the overcrowding situation that currently exists. When
the new unit goes on line, approximately
half of the 36 additional beds will be
assigned to patients we are currently
turning away due to lack of available
beds. The remaining beds will be utilized
to help eliminate crowded conditions on
other inpatient units.
The new unit will give a preview of
the design and decor of the new wing
under construction at the West end of the
hospital. The layout, room
configuration, furnishings and wall treat-
This compact and attractive wall-hung unit will be installed in patient rooms on the
new 4700 division. The self-contained unit features safety and flexibility for future
upgrading.
ment will be similar to those which will
be used in the new building.
One  particularly  attractive aspect of
the rooms in the 4700 unit will be the
unique headwall unit which will contain
all of the equipment outlets presently
located in different areas in existing
patient rooms. Gas service, lighting,
nurse call controls and electrical service
will be readily available through the new
headwall unit. It also offers excellent
maintenance characteristics and will
enhance the appearance of the rooms.
The renovation of the shelled-in space
will not be without its problems.
Because the area does not have air
handling equipment and service, a new
air handling unit will have to be installed
in the penthouse. Ductwork for 4700 will
be routed through some areas in 5700
and 6700.
This is an exciting beginning for our
building program, and it represents a
much needed addition to the institution.
REVIEW
NOVEMBER 1982
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Carolyn Beard, Editor