Resolution 6612 RESOLUTION NO. 6612
WHEREAS, the City Council of the. City of Miami Beach
Florida, by Resolution No. 6521, passed and adopted on the 11th
day of February, 1948 designated Claude A. Renshaw, City Manager
of said City, as the "Hospital Co:.�aissioner of the it; ; of
Miami Beach, Florida"? and authorized and directed said City
Manager, as such, or in his capacity as "Hospital Commissioner" ,
to prepare, sign and file with the proper authorities of the
United States Government, such letters and application forms
necessary and proper to secure the acquisition of the United
States Veterans Hospital (previously the Nautilus Hotel Property,
Miami Beach, Florida) for said City, and
WH EAS, although a bid and application far discounts have
been previously prepared, approved by said City Council and sub-
mitted to the `.Tar Assets Administration, it is now deemed desira-
ble by said City Council to file an amended application for dis-
counts and such amended application for discounts has been pre-
pared and a copy is attached hereto and made a part hereof, and
the City Council is familiar with the terms thereof,
EO-J, Tii i_3FOJE, Bi IT =SOLVED by the City Council of the
City of Miami Beach, Florida, that the City Manager be and he is
hereby authorized and directed to submit said amended application
for discounts in the name of and on behalf of said City.
P_1SS M and ADOPTED this 21st day of July, A. D. 1948.
Mayor —-
Attest:
City Clerk
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STATEMENT CONCERNING THE INTENDED USAGE OF BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS OF
NAUTILUS VETERANS ADMINISTRATION HOSPITAL BY THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLA.
For some years there has been considerable and growing evidence of the need
for additional hospital facilities for Miami Beach and Greater Miami. It has
long been the desire of the citizens of Miami Beach to provide a general hos-
pital of thoroughly modern design and equipment. Such a hospital would be
planned to meet, not only the immediate need, but the needs in future years
of an area, the population of which continues to grow phenomenally.
As a means to the end of providing the desired hospital facilities, the City
of ;liami Beach seeks to acquire the nautilus Hospital property for several
reasons. Among these reasons are:
1) The existing buildings will make it possible to begin operations as a
general hospital at a much earlier date than would be the case if new
construction were to be initiated at this time.
2) In view of high building costs, acquisition of the Nautilus Hospital
property will make it possible to provide service to the community with
a greater degree of economy of capital funds.
3) The acreage contained within the Nautilus Hospital grounds will provide
for long term planning to meet the growing needs of the community.
4) The site of the Nautilus Hospital property is admirably located to
serve the needs of the community and also meets many other of the basic
qualities essential for the location of a general hospital.
It is clear, from preliminary surveys of the existing buildings, that they can-
not be adequately adapted, nor do they provide sufficient floor space for the
long term needs of the community. It is generally agreedamong hospital auth-
orities that a community, in acquiring a site for a general hospital to serve
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the long term needs of the community, must acquire sufficient acreage to per-
mit of 100% duplication of original facilities within a period of 20 to 30
years, if due regard is to be given not only to the population growth but also
to the obsolescence factor in hospital construction, facilities and equipment.
It is therefore anticipated that the following program would be developed with
respect to the Nautilus Hospital property. First: rehabilitation and equip-
ment of the existing buildings so as to provide as complete service as might
be possible at the earliest date. Second: planning immediately for new con-
struction so that the necessary modern and enlarged facilities would be made
available to the community within the next few years. It is anticipated that
this new construction would provide for a main building containing not less
than 200 general beds. It is anticipated, further, that the main hospital
building would then be situated on Collins Island, and that the present main
building, and the subsidiary buildings, on the mainland, would then be adapted
and integrated into the total program of the hospital. For example, it is
probable that the present main building might well be used for the housing of
nurses and other personnel, due to the fact that the present smaller buildings
which will be used at the outset for this purpose, are not of particularly
durable construction.
In connection with this statement, it is desirable to restate the general pro-
gram of the proposed hospital:
The proposed hospital would be a general hospital and would contain all
the usual specialties of medicine with an equitable assignment of beds to
each of the following clinical services: General Surgery, Urology, Gyne-
cology, Obstetrics, Proctology, Ophthalmology, Otolaryngology, Neurolog-
ical, Oral Surgery, Internal l edicine ( including Allergy, Cardiology, and
Chest diseases) , Surgery, Neuro-Psychiatry, Pediatrics, Dermatology, and
Syphilology.
In addition, there would be the following laboratory and diagnostic and
therapeutic departments: Laboratories (Pathology, Bacteriology, Hematology.
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and Biochemistry) , Blood Transfusion and Blood Bank, Anesthesia, Radiology
(Diagnostic and Therapeutic) , Physical medicine (Electrotherapy, Hydro-
therapy, Mechanotherapy and Occupational Therapy) .
necessary areas and services would be provided for surgical operating rooms,
delivery rooms and nurseries, anesthesia rooms, central sterilizing and
surgical supply rooms, accident and emergency suite, rooms for basal metab-
olism, electrocardiography and electroencephalography, and all other nurs-
ing units essential for a modern hospital. It would have private, semi-
private and staff (ward) beds in suitable proportions.
The hospital would aim at rendering medical care at a high scientific level
with a medical staff that is skilled and proficient, and with the aid of
physical facilities so designed and equipped as to make this possible. The
plan would prevision possible medical school affiliation in the event that
such an institution is created somewhere in Greater Miami. In any case,
the necessary educational facilities would be provided for graduate instruc-
tion of residents and interns and postgraduate courses for physicians in
practice. The plan and organization would also make possible a program of
clinical and laboratory research.
Organizationally, the proposed hospital would have the following adminis-
trative and auxiliary services: general administration, which includes the
executive staff; accounting; admitting; social service; nursing service,
including a school of nursing; pharmacy; records and medical library; out-
patient; dietary, (with kitchen and dining rooms) ; engineering and property
maintenance, with power plant, repair shops, and laundry; housekeeping,
(lockers and rest rooms) ; residential and recreational quarters for the
house staff (residents and interns and nurses) .
The hospital would be operated on a non-sectarian and non-profit basis.
Generally two types of patients would be admitted to the hospital; one,
those who can afford to nay the full fixed rates for a private or a semi-
private bed plus the fixed extra charges for the usual and unusual extra
services; and the other, those who cannot afford these rates. They would
be staff (ward) patients who would pay nothing or as much as they can af-
ford, in keeping with their economic level.
In its program of service, in its organizational structure, in its medical
staff, and in its distribution of beds as to type of accommodation, private,
semi-private and staff (ward) , and as to clinical division, medical, pedi-
atric, surgical and obstetrical, and in its physical facilities, the hospi-
tal would aim to meet the standards and essential requirements of the Amer-
ican College of Surgeons, the Council of Medical Education and Hospitals of
the American Medical 'association, and the American Specialty Boards.
In addition to the foregoing statement concerning the general program of the
proposed hospital, mention should be made of certain particular fields of
medicine in which there is a great deficiency of facilities in Greater iiiami.
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In the long term planning for this hospital, therefore, adequate space must
be acquired in order to provide for the eventual expansion which would make
possible adequate medical care for the entire community. The following ex-
amples of such particular fields of medicine are cited, with the thought that
this is by no means all inclusive:
1. Neuro-Psychiatry - Medical and public health authorities have long since
concluded that Greater Miami is woefully lacking in facilities for the treat-
ment and observation of neuro-psychiatric patients. The plan, as is set forth
below, would be to provide several beds for such patients in Building #19 on
Collins Island. It is anticipated that when a new mein hospital building is
constructed on Collins Island, neuro-phychiatric wings could be established in
the present main building to the extent of perhaps 50 to 75 beds.
2. Pediatrics - In all of Greater Miami there are at the present time only
22 isolation beds for contagious diseases of children. At present, only those
contagious cases in which serious complications exist are accepted. During
the past winter season, for example, and to a lesser degree at the present
moment, a great number of children suffering from measles and chicken pox with
secondary complications are being treated in hotels and apartment houses, with
the result that it is most difficult to control the spread of these diseases.
3. Rheumatic Fever - This disease has recently received justifiable empha-
sis as a public health problem. It is found that many patients come to the
Greater nami area to convalesce from acute rheumatic fever and to avoid re-
currences. Intensive study of this disease is necessary, and there is an ex-
cellent opportunity to carry on research in this area. Not only are existing
hospital facilities in this connection completely inadequate, but furthermore
the best therapy requires that these patients not be cared for in a general
hospital. The proposed plan would be to use existing buildings on Collins
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Island; but it is anticipated that eventually facilities could be established
on Johns Island.
4. Cardiac Disease - Authorities are in agreement that this locality is
ideal for such patients and the resulting influx is adequate proof that such
patients find it agreeable to live in Greater Miami. There is every reason
to believe that the number of such patients in this area will increase yearly.
5. Multiple Sclerosis - It has been found that the climate in this area is
especially helpful for those who suffer from Multiple Sclerosis. For this
reason, again, it is anticipated that the number of patients will increase
greatly from year to year.
6. Cerebral Palsy - Considerable national attention is being given to diag-
nosis and treatment of cerebral palsy (spastic) patients, both children and
adults. HR 6525, recently introduced in Congress, would provide for such
facilities through the agency of the United States Public Health Service. Dur-
ing the past year an organization has been active in Greater Miami in this
connection. The facilities of the proposed hospital might well be extended
to encompass care of such patients.
7. Convalescent Care -/This area is a virtual Mecca for persons convalesc-
ing from disease, surgery, etc. Facilities for their care in connection with
general hospital operation are quite inadequate, and the program of this hos-
pital would anticipate provisions in this connection.
In the following pages is set forth in considerable detail a proposed use of
each of the existing buildings. This is submitted as a tentative program, sub-
ject to revision after a more thorough analysis of the buildings has been made.
This hospital is envisioned as a dynamic and growing institution and, there-
fore, all plans as to usage are projected with a view to maximum flexibility
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as to distribution of services and allocation of beds. It must be emphasized,
furthermore, that the entire program of the proposed hospital, both with re-
spect to use of existing facilities and to anticipated new facilities, must
of necessity give full regard to the many contingencies which may arise in the
years to come. It would be highly undesirable at this time to propose a pro-
gram of development which could not be adjusted to meet such contingencies.
The references to parcel designations andbuilding numbers are as set forth in
the Invitation to Bid of the War Assets Administration.
PARCEL A
Building Al - The former Nautilus Hotel.
Ground Floor - This floor would be allocated as follows:
1) Outpatient Department with suitable space for an office of the social
service department. Suitable provision for care of negro patients.
Probable location: S4 `: SE wings.
2) Receiving Department. Probable location: NE wing.
3) Laboratories. Probable location: NW wing.
4) Blood Bank. NW wing.
5) Pharmacy. Probable location: NW wing.
6) Boiler Rooms, etc. and Storage Rooms will be used in place in the
NW and NE wings.
Main Floor would be allocated as follows:
1) Administrative and Business Departments.
2) Social Service Deparinent (main of°ices) .
3) Library And Doctors' Lounge.
4) Chaplain's Office.
The probable location of the foregoing spaces is the SE and SW wings
and center section.
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5) General Dining Room and Kitchen to be used in place in the NE and NW wings.
6) Auditorium and lecture hall: Probable location, NW wing.
Mezzanine Floor would be allocated as follows:
1) Surgery. Located in place in the NE wing.
2) X-Ray. Located in place in the center section.
3) Patient Rooms for surgical recovery and emergency patients.
Fourth Floor would be allocated as follows:
1) Delivery Suite, including labor rooms, doctors' room, etc. Probable
location, 1E wing.
2) Nursery, including newborn, premature, and isolation. Probable location,
NW wing.
3) Formula kitchen. Probable location, NW wing or center section.
4) Patient Beds for Maternity, with suitable and flexible distribution as to
private, semi-private and ward beds. Probable location, SE & SW wings
and center section:
5) Nurses' Stations. Probably in place within view of ,each wing.
Fifth Floor would be allocated as follows:
1) Patient rooms for surgical patients, with beds for orthopedic patients,
male and female patients to be distributedbetween the various wings in
suitable and flexible distribution as to private, semi-private and ward beds
2) Central Supply. Probable location in center section.
Sixth Floor
Entire Floor to be allocated to beds for medical patients, including pediat-
rics. These beds to be in suitable and flexible distribution as to private,
semi-private and ward patients.
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Seventh Floor
Entire Floor to be allocated to beds for medical patients, with a provision
for negro patients in one of the wings.
With reference to the fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh floors, it is judged
advisable at this tme to make no attempt to specify an exact distribution of
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number of beds for private, semi-private and ward patients. It is however
judged that each of these floors would provide for about 75 beds, and that
these beds would be distributed in the following percentage proportion:
Private: 15%; Semi-Private 40%; Ward: 45%.
The following is a probable distribution of beds as to type of service with
due allowance for development of perhaps a two year period: Surgical recovery
and emergency: 10-15 beds; Maternity: 25-40 beds: Nursery: 20-40 bassinets;
• Surgical: 50-75 beds; Medical (exclusive of pediatrics and negro beds) : 50-80
beds; Pediatrics: 20-30 beds; Negro patients: 15-30 beds. These total a range
of from 170 - 270 beds, and from 20-40 bassinets.
Building #2
It is of the utmost importance that adequate living quarters be provided
for the personnel of the hospital, in view of the shortage of such quarters
in this area, and also in view of the cost of such quarters when privately
rented. This building would therefore be allocated to housing of white
employees, and suitable recreation space will be provided.
Building #3
Housing of negro employees.
The remaining buildings situated on Parcel A are small and would be used for
general purposes.
PARCEL B (JOHNS ISLAND)
This parcel, and the buildings thereon, would be allocated to general
rehabilitation and recreational uses.
PARCEL C (COLLINS ISLAND)
Building #1 - Interns' Quarters.
Building #2 - Nursing Director and Assistants.
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Building #3 - Nurses' Quarters.
Building #4 - Nurses' Quarters.
Building #5 - Multiple Sclerosis.
Building #6 through / to be allocated in general to contagious diseases
and isolation patients; including TB and polio. Of this group, Bldg.
#6 through #9 would be allocated to acute rheumatic fever patients and
to carcOau rosearch.
Building -L. 1516 - Nurses' Quarters
Building #17 - Superintendent's Quarters.
Building #18 - Interns' Quarters.
Building #19 - Neuro-Psychiatric Patients.
Building #20 - Classroom for Nurses.
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was rAn wb roan $230 , L.
fl le ampbase cellist's. (dee atteshisd chart s Oshihtt ►O
tiormoal quantity ofarb oo1
a 1ss'#sd i �,Md
Ilics In 1928 to 35,0 t in 107.
6. iftimallownelitatisties
Lod Aires 7.1 square muss
Pipet moms 127 Milos
amatory $s 110 Miles
Parks 109 des
Water Yroodowees
0.2 Mlles
2f Mlles
�e�! P34s:i:sss
2° 111141
arlitips1 2 sod sue nine heti
(1)
.EXH/B/r ,8
Lama 1
Setae 33 22,434 roams
A„ 2 ,
=its
aesldlot/s 41210
0
Pa is aebotit
tinlor Ugh Ming 1
Zratirir eilmiti 4,
13
7. Chart : . 4. suborn* eolleetioae. rag alma
1�' 1 ` oat t of 1947-19141 A rear*
t -5)
S. 1010.0 fires s milk IneSSIStion aedeet of lila
tbo Pleasidat M3, " of peestat1ons
l
iistidento sot
1030 Te mitt* `adera►7l crus) vial
►
r, sister * (off ) 3,10000
193 s +a t omaeMg2
1 Year #lid idea Metera1 ) :€33,2
Ant000
os, mom
1d+ s ( to Via) ,
ftnt€ r , ( ss rbsd) 909000
% Smesept from w osooml l dot of Citi if Seenh
for the nasal yemr Septenber 30 •
Laakidat
1030
LS. u$ *V ' 40 010140 we 4
*44.0 State Cep
1' 12
4 g:gt)g
10. `rstt9 or ts aims swam, 1948
top Itarto'data. Dollar Ys3 a ,072,E11 «0
No. of i' rueturMs . of Vats
62 Itoobtamos
43 NOM* 36
3A � s 5
lmts
3 *eta Additions 62
Provides h
��anttemitima tatiosillopplatt iliNvmpulation
*Weft saimw1101111111 am. 4060(X)
and during tbo pidtiesesememOho !hr od' idol ,
12. Our germs ohort is of I rs best latisidwo of post in
sol as ofpostai sat a oft di, sa 3.aat1*
Abs.
peekis a tthe opirt� pips to
quantity per earite apPOWS to mreval1 tte0100at the motive
(1)
.. ,`. _ -.__,
1, the buillins pewit tabulation iMioar tOillros � so tit' d
eistOesnal OW* i4 .ts
said ((t((taw t % ' MOs et a flee=
*quelled theft Issued , Tthe first six
fore, it esa be u M s year will have sit somm
tions 7 tib.
awitrate per,,t
continui upward.rd. 1 r exel Iwo p asking tis
City their penmansugtagilantet and imareased visitor* are
apending NSW vim -Ars.
14. It bs illodisal to ► the weds for a hospital upom
s � population, A reasesable hypotancis old be as
More SSW to t0 orfu, sealer
sts1 faxaoilittos teen vas seat Weragoma=
of 30000 persons is r. reale relate
C. Report of Charles I*Msdd Reny, M.D.
In 1941 Charles Weave Sews MD,, rgotMies at `tUtn
Henry 4alship M.D., Ca ibis s � through the
spit Commitee a to Os City Council re-
garding hospital fa .itis for iliseeh.
The following is quoted from the Mutt
nisi Has not boos as railaF1ale eher+ ens sishe
a , late of � � �� 1 �s1
weld be rqt� ter us to , definite d nits sts ent
as to the sstual asst for 4 R hospital beds in
this amity. ; that the stere popu-
lation ' . is apyrenteettely 30000 persons
sMA that luring stip aeons the► atieax of the
immunity r he a aw theta t� 110,000
to around 115,000. dimly >seespeet basis in the
Watt States for the pOseistion of heeptitel het needs
Ss et Oa vett* of libels per 1000 of paigulatiesz. Vs
Ore east that qty bass awailablo at
the pewee* tine 200 lode, Aowabis to the wpiation
rieperN3p 'mss tor the Won. Mast ss. The
sai telt'
Com, t amity � 250
Ude. el soi.e alas have t o be
the sone as
Iseds and in case ofaillpilaile es" a wave, or
other disaster, t s olj be * very definite
shortage of beds tar the citiooms of nod leash. With.
out having node a senplate va >mt. Of
voice ssr� as ts► is might or
offset ►d bee Ws a in Miami. bst�a�
there has beet for s� s of addte hospitaleenstruct
he
*ma tisa toveLsive inelinei to be-
llow* WWus r s for
the pe M r � should MR IMMOMemmgr arise.s
D. History of 'reposed Municipal Nospital Project.
1. in 1041 following the refit of the Citi' Wolita3
OOmmittee, aboard of orabitects consisting of M r. August
Geiger, Mr. Russell PAMPOOMts Mr. S.. gray' 0i Ina, a
Mr. Coles P. NOWSIMPat Cobsaltant, WWI appointed to
Preltare Pi fel a mumieips1 etal, the Met uctit
Ovbieh to canes met less than 75 patient rat:*
asst lease than100 hospital�beds. At that time a Via*
Lew in WI � $100,000.00
tively authorial**
(3)
_ _ _ _
2, Shiniali t e o" war a hiteetu gene
were egewa tentative arrangements made for
Wm revenue baa and plans prow for the
ofemidaes the tarot in aha with a report
ed Office of William SM t De ham, found noesesary is suspend
the proieete
3, �� purshesod the Ald
e` Waw . At the
rt4 to the City and thee sold to the present aper
m . -Anal.
$, Server of Dr. % sob J. Ooldb, mdbaittod Ss 000411,9 396 to
the *ospi .l '. y Committee of the ilte140.P Med :OMR
redirration.
1, This survey covered the hospital situati 1, in Niel& alai
Dade County, Florida.,
2. The true the��t� to area and population is
•
:00:1: c� Table 1) ..or
arch for the
Of You. . MOW Iwo than four hatred years
aleszsdrusrama 'kale country and tsrin� c� —
c
tit d health emd life.tewage Merida as thespotah they
area nor knot* as Yievido (54.6262 land Mi
vas purchasod hem itpete is 1819 Sod vas time to the
onin1. . in wag 0 moralist N. vbe
at the .on. dime lc" Whims ens fi OWNS
a
was tam inFlorida, � population has Increased
,
free_a t 3 to - r Will= in .74still habitants pir 'Went�.
Thera is ' °.. that a Oasta t
fold increase in the . ., ' ' gif the state will 0415:re
tor sass tine to c , l is the
seems spectacular. elatiXtle actually has in-
wooed only at of i� of the
country as a Lie. approximate 'wed set in else au*
1 states; in t 3 its ran* vu 27th. this average
growth is undoubtott, the result of the of large
us s evelo� mob t within the State as occurred
in ll1i . for example, which rated 20th in size is
la34 and 3rd in 1031 or Meagan 27th in 1330 and 7th
in 1940; or California, 29th and $th in 1940.
flowerer, in 1. 30 �i:3.a's rank was 31st and in 1940
it 2 during that (Woad* it matsp -
sis y dr � in resident ti.aa did the
s� as a . Itspopulation n er s2 per aunt
in the last s deoade Mon 11 2. in 1, 0 to
11897$414 in 19 3 is the largest of of all state
a � a +wr e
2 rigs on
the t twit
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7
11M A.
INCREA3E IN v0P L 1 [ 10%0NIDA AND FON MOW OMR *TAM
1944 0. 1930
idiallaLardlitda Per Coot in 'opu..
Distrist of Columbia 36.4
Not 25.6
California 21.7
Louisiana 12.5
9's 10*1
south Carolina 2.2
2:irVas 365
United States 7,2
Dodo C ty, which contains Wit' AWL, thechide corn
;
of this s t:+ers 454 sem T
. e Countya popu
laties oly %1 in 13901 which rem to 933 in 910 au --
470180 # 1235.9 cent In 393 ' It tion was 14<_ 955
further er �qs 14 Its Sad 944 it 267,7k
an was 315a p was. of 17. stiated ena pulationfor
lZns
3n ties ,, bat. rise la the east 15
years 01934 to 1140 at 113.,7 Or seat la also not neglip hie.
Sim with the lasto as pt figure ' 1
inhabitants square in � as 5,055s * w
tants per square ams i,n €ity.. patpa tion d.ea atr far
Greater Miami as a while is mush low In sea with a torr
other self .a tet it is found, f , that the n b
inhabitants sufor Los l e1es is 2000, for st* Feta
5 2 1 for lie 3mer ,,4 , for Ds it 11,300, for Pitt
1,, ,,�, and 111, Xork City 23,000,
Moo as State and County are still sperso3ypu1s t arm
e�rolitah ores �. in on with oto
tan areas,_a a reis r e r�� number of Solothia-
tont* per �e s 141 and is of further
tie growth population* ''a a1c � growth •
net teas*, N ially
Omit where subtat opioal e3inste,
In a bd net. t with the sesahere, will continue to attires" net
only a larger number of win or visitors but also pmt residents,
donator Kiwis for t of this stud , ,seasnslets sf`
City, Mt a 1 pop tp�of 172,172 and a 1. estina ted
pul.atian of 19241221 .a i with a 1, poi, �t of
,012 a 1estimated an of 12,2and about 12
smaller lm r'porat ed Awes the vicinity of 22,E a 194$
estimated population of 25,000.
The totalp=,.dation for Greater Mod was 222,282 in 1940 And
249,378 in 1945. It is this area sad its presente +
seasonal and nisi population* thataro large relit**
hospital situs meet *er disaussiwlut #1 °_. s • tip the won* boom
pitals in this area mad those that night b , in the near
future wow also drew patients trot distant points in the
county x41. from other oeunties in the State.
,... _ .. r ......_.,.,...••"140. .... .,, -Wan.. -
(5)
Tilmm.m... .. lin.........=1..m..m.-- . ttaiii X '
IMI
$ VIP n Ma. slair
im M comer,
Mg gisrit fa 3.4p4113
wopp.
Total 20000 2214378
Incorporated plesed in the vicinity Si YANA
Biscayne PaOk 500
Cora. , . ,
4
B
atz1
a 01. • 110
WMIce Loan "
�� � 5
M��
Total 22j*- - 25,000
Mid9 3i5,
bade CorAnty re9733. The following data relatilso te boepitals in Dade amity sass
*SSW idLerti is Tima the reports
" sli. thetats in Rade Coo* e
!!il, Ci 74, ee s or amid leash. Sim
Archer Smith e a smell t ito
~e
is in it is passible from tist
t of hospital ftellities to consider these
tijit VW, ns1y Dade comity as a role and Greaten
as OW area*
s has 1 heli:::1 (excluding Federal Hospitals)
vitt a ' sial. it 1>a4.35 beds. IA 19 were
9 mit eM tl • ea inane ia 1� of
7 hospitals, or 77per a mats s beds, aril. per
cent. Thepermanent permaresident p�ti
Duda C �asec fres WOO in i�
tit a
figure it 115018 in 1945, or 120 pis - these
is need to *onside. the vest winter
p � was
dim elsewhere.
The It Issapitals assist of 1.1 general Malt via
12193 Was I asrdieet with 35 best 1 nervous and
85wila s2cw twith b ie
with 35 b the S oinb of 2 , ttig
hitt of 7 valw � tit with It beds
e; 7 preppie = - : is 32 'beds sad
and
6 te; 1 .semis/' . ;,y . with 174 beds and 16
1 city' t ► w # and 55
b sin*t c • Thus out at , botspitulbeds 22.5 per cent
*re Wider p ri e 1 (.430) of
propt p
Sr 5) of beds under .tera ip. All
these teeters will be sonsidered in ths
dealing with ratio of bends to vopu1atti
(6)
mum
Nov essc str*tion NINA Mera y Hospital. ash
will have 316
beds.
F. Palsies of the City with relation to ,fit► ami SOMitatiOnw
1. It alum hal teem the policy of the City + "
that health and senitation are of paresmaajesmeinalomp
This is evidenee its s �t 107==.
waste collect saf d sea the
of streets mad improved end went properties.
Z. Ibis CitiOma sear boast one of th• ,►r a mat tary
system the 101414 A �I.
� �
Zi the
p� in sal of Its j I stettma, Ow
=17terrill rhisn=tiorigins=
recently developed .1y spa of COi .
w• s system will before the nest tourist
esissom4 the attire Mainland,
• lose with Isle* All 10.0 eonOLOs ad
War s. s o� ares sa � us a
islands . tres, end taken
elle of ttr tanks*
. Over the plod , O s the sterns has bean
continuouslyenlarged with the result that
but few Arepe e
underground
e. s �
posted a will i� with IterErs
structures within the next few , Low 'meant lots
�1aa h hold enter are filled wit earth from city constrObtian
lobs. est ester areae are for and re ►
iminise is somisrot
to hotels and . dallns�a4.• The City waste sad garbs'', �
wasof
�t a w . s is a
swamp � of s �. 0140 •
• kare adforas� smeller
able ate, All garbage end is taken
tothe
City
of t � atsr.
5. Tree libeibigs and $bP ey ss are collected ap.
pssa'maately ccs in 10 the City
of thlek Welles es which 1sea the d.:bels ento large
142046
Th s debris is hauled to a 113 acre dualp sits a fee mine
newthemet St the tom of (duel Florida, was it is tamed
tit the SIM,
6. The City t$ domed into ssv with one sanitary
Impostor t mono* The des of the imillomom
tors are a to ora e � eleslatia
serwi
7* Apprecbsalkartmes s month the al
gmts the tosisess
aries sm WNW with DDT for flys
the entire WV iii g the residential are
lit .se is dens in the 1 cats vicinity
of ill C s s.
$traits ars PagedtrMtit ares
der„ s bateau e a sten ea � P up
loose
(7)
Is
1
•
Dude C
ty
IIF .����' }x. 4 4, !-
the 1 %r of the *€
10. Twat'wad are sans * Zarb
lot ma tail mums a fie to
times Oa
* raft t lots are *tt a
of fallen pea ase '�p siii
z14ak use systili otos Stows ear tispromishtaves swe
at lama* oat. arms* This we of some* is not
other eities,
11. The cid of Hied leash have always 0ta0ss0t the Is.
Or health end ssl itatit. The, h ismirieted
them far sem. Thor* is ssr *oft that sass
could be at the expense sir sM ttatiaa+► This would
he false sit vill net teems * polio' of the Cit►,
it is lust as smolt p talisati
for siOt as is to w h a � tissue.
it is meter t o over- Mg� it tl1 ties than
to have a deficienety,
Q. Licensed Pim in Mieaei
Dr. Irviag L4 Alberts 605 Lincoln Reed
Drs. Rout 14 &nen a
Lincoln
Dr. � P aud • Phillips oln
Dr. 4 . .. /4ncole
Dr, ,
llerlin 35P Liman g .:,
Dr,' 4 , 14 Berman 350 Lincoln
Dr. VW* L. 44 Liman
r* 4003. mase Iiii
1
Dr. Liman a
n
Dr,•r. .r►',
Dr. 0* ' - ia L, fMd
Dr, 110 L WASS t=ln Sumas
Dr«
I. � + * 140.!.1
41:11411
Dr, Pts4e21 26 p4tt
Dr. D L$ to
Dr. rioter Dorf 11
Dr, Ruda* it, Drool 1$24 Wastaisitaa Amos
pro OillMa Dr. K. 1. Ma6 Ualiallt IN
Dr« Las V =SON 51,1 Lime% and
Dr. i A.
Dr. Dem i 40 M PU::111010 :,
Dr. J. J. rata LthesibiRost
Dr. Henry relatasik 390Linetan Rad
�
Dr, L. Lee PLincoln
Dr. H. FoZ 420 Lincoln Is
Dr. 311 Lincoln
Dr, N. 3t ars Gll'b Lincoln
Dr. 11. J. Glick 311 unman
Dr. L. G. Olueskauf 420 Lincoln
Dr. z i.1.to n 3. Gs erst 541 Lincoln lad
Dr. Solcuon B. 00 34,111111 ILincoln 011101
Dr, Bernard Goebel20 LincoLn need
Dr, Mux Gratz 5 Li: xoin Rod
Dr. Philip tbrs at*$ 350 W016$41401014 AMMO
Cs)
._
,-
Dr. Leo G m 00 * Oat
Dr. -aa 0. T. L =
• . A R. 1ls 0L ,xa
Dr. Julius :.. Holy " 0 LimasBost
Dr. Leo ,i$ 1 • Linln Asat
Dr!�► „,,,,t,• {S .C�i+��rf�tbhis c ,i if, a,
R .
D? t• . +dWPM Y i:.f no
a: :Vputii
T .”-"A en R.411,708 7,1 r
. .. . , Ht
. '.1 uel FJ�;p Ea s' A i i •
Dr. H« Kaplan * Lincoln
Dr. 34pacur Robert Kaput 605, Lincoln Road
Dr. ziDoe Kir F. Lincoln fwd
Dr. Alempslir I* Yinriii3b ng u=g =
Dr. liavid
Dr. Bernard S 41 niarran 441 WalhingtOn Avenue
Dr* demmel %I:gran
Lincoln Road
Dr. � Lincoln Road
Dr. amyl"' spar 311 Lincoln Road
Dr. J. d!' Linsein Road
Dr. Louis S Lincoln Reel
Dr. + « *5 Lincoln 14414
Dr. .tied 0. Levin 42 Lincoln
Dr. LeoM. Ls 605 Li oln
Dr. Sanford Levine Lincoln
Dr. .mer Lfl r ►._
Dr. ; 8.0 � � 1�t a.%
Dr. . L, Lincoln tee
as
Dr. A. Lus r 311 Lincoln Beed
Dr* Julian Dr. u s 4* to r � P v Mgt: 1�
pr. i. L. -!Ea 1 Lincoln
Dr. iris. B, Marks 311 Lincoln Rod
• Dr. logidero Ken 1.20 Lincoln Sot
Dr. 3dwiardt WallaceKsnehsr 210 71st Stzlet
Dr. Douglas J.s 3 Chas* R�
Dr. Abed J. d.1 Lincoln Rod
Dr« David A. 605 Lincoln Reid
Dr. Ha +6 15th �t
Dr. Abrams lame* 754 washuslast Aram,
Dr. �<. I. 350 Lincoln '
Di. Jess ko 605 Lincoln Reid
• Vinton i ..lime an Ow !..
Owens 331 47th istreat
Dr. Lewis li= 1 Lincoln
D 1 Lincoln *bad
r.r. Julius1 Lincoln littaid
Dr. Jean Ian ' -. Lincoln Risd
Dr. D. A. �� ,. 45 Lincoln Rid
Joseph Dr. d Lincoln
Dr. R. 1. �e
Lo1 SW
Dr. J» A. i Lincoln IMMit
Dr. .a x Rumitsser 5 Lincoln Rai
Dr. Wi ice RiadLincol,
LouisDr. ?. 0 LincolnDr. Paul S. Roland4,2) T;inoo
Dr. Maurice J. Ram Linemin pm
Dr. R. 43377sSiosenbama Lincoln NOS
Dr,. Alm R10 an 5 Lincoln
Dr. Julius M. l tfplintlial 4,20 Lincoln Road
Dr. Hartin R Linco3* bat
Dr. jack A. RIO 070 Lia c
Dr. Harold A. l Lincoln IWO
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T
D
sstrs 340
mmo
Dr. U.
i.to 3« Saslow i� t
Dr. ��
Dr. John F. .0StreetDr. Charles 4. Schwarz ,.* las b 3Start
Dr. II,.SalaSalir "4 Li'l R
Pr. aea =
,. ,.. !4codn Rood
Dr. Itandolot Dr
1+20 Lincoln Rcai!
. t � etba= 20 Lincoln :Road
=yr. =Larry' Z. 011,40aah 760 Collins Avanzee
Dr. Clyde F. smith 0 ? .st Street
L
. r. . L asps, 605 Lincoln Road
pr. Thespetatr43toms 31D3 Nor Drive
Dr. .aroma t 337 Linco. n Mood
Dr. Sri. B. ton toot 4 Street
Dr. A4 Dr. on Thomsen Lam.n Reed
Dr. Nichols* A. Tierney ! 5 WashintionLANINIO
NQS 4,
Dr. 5* Ltneoinlool
20 Lincoln Reed
Dr. Maurice Ts$4114,11 605 Lineoln Reed
DT. DeMid W ttirMen 603 aneelm Road
Dr. Leenerd Weil 605 Lincoln R
Dr, assn., witedif 420 Lincoln R
Dr. 8. Charles Werlant 420 Lincoln Seed
Dr. P. Ward 4hite 165;
Dry. Morrie F. Wiener 350 Lincoln
Dr. Maurice Zimmormain 311 Lincoln
Dr. ria1son Sivas; 311 Lincoln R
Dr, Lao . . Zuckerman 00 14ab01* Illed
(10)
1
_
J. J. FARREY, CHIEF BUILDING INSPECTOR — — CLAUDE A. RENSHAW, CITY MANAGER
6z, ficx... wawa
F t O R J G A
,oNCOU OIATfO e
_ I JbJ
_ N
OFFICE OF THE
BUILDING DEPARTMENT
8 July 1948
Nr. Kenneth Thompson
Assistant City Manager
Miami Beach, ?Florida.
near air:
As per your request 4e ;ave you belay total housing capacity
4
of the City of Miami Beach ae of July 1, 1948.
4,376 Residences x 5 people — 21,880 peop14
1,287 Apartments — 13,705 unite x 3 " 41,115 "
338 Motels 21,104 rooms x1i " 39,156 "
96,151 "
'? :`.'' in rooming houses , apartments over
stores and offices, etc . 9,615 "
(Total. ) 105,766
Less Nautilus Hotel, 183 rooms or 275 "
105,491 "
Yours truly,
J.J. FARREY
CHINT BUILD/MG IN ACTOR
Byflija,14-c-estL
M. HANCO!`8
n
1EUTOR 7miLnxma. INIPECTOR.
EXhi/.8/T c
Sok Water Builam
JOssitimi =lia Zwamidast zwaita
Dec. 31, 1933 16,267, 2. 320,0.,-0.00 2071,113,800 e},'.? y,Th
Dee. 311 1939 201312 �7 . 90,0:0.00 1051,604000 11,406,914.00
pee. 31, 19 x.,2 , 316. 410,000.00 2,165,4211700 15060,535.00
Dec. 31, 1941 29,662,260. 555,0 .00 2,493,617,100 ?,305,0 2.0O
Dec. 31, 1942 ,41 ,65 . 5, 0.00 2,616,451,1 X92, 0'9.00
Dec. 319 194 4 . 0,132. 7600 .0 0 3,322,746 , •+ 540,622.51
Dec. 31, 1 680,14,9 . 745,000.00 2,037 ,1."1,, ;+ 1 ,203,11'"4°
Dec. 31, 1;45 ,6 , . 4' 0 .1000.00 3,37N74120350 6,0111A3.05
Dec. 31, 1946 95,6 ,289. ;:10000.00 3, 316,900 1L ,44 3.,,6 �t.61
Dec. 31, 1147 95, $35`3, 9 ,260. 3,49703500 23, 374,553.7O
Dee. 31, 1938 100735 40g21045 ,60 • 20,365
Dec. 31, 1.9" 9 12 69 ,k ms 02,3 ".,,000 26,277
=cc. 31, 1; 4 14, 5,50',096 413, �''% 12,296
:ac. 31, 1941 25,69d 4,,,a4,ttg . , 35,002
. 31, 19 14,38 ,4.16,, u „f 'ti-, 14,47'5
i cc. 31, 19 16,,461 '0,139 •': '40, 19,197
Dec. 31, 19 17,043 6, 87,E IF, . 27,024
Doc. 31, 19 1" ,702 70''3`1., , : ' 36,61 T
Dec. 310 194 1(1,,� 9,1. 9, 2, 44,7 7
iee. 31, 1947 1.x,4:0 10,140, 765,909000 45,374
(KBIT "D")
.. _
►? 791 Nun sum
Juae 191 46,621.E
July 1947 44,539.92
Aftrust 1947 410503,10
fib' 1947 330721.15
b 1$? 60,£49.51
Woodyst 1947 63,478.50
Delmsber 19W 1181%41.85
`r 1948 104,911.90
riortary 1948 W4,/59.57
Menet 1948 126,346.30
Apra 1948 16,212.67
Mgr 1948 62,635.56
Atm, 1948 90045.39
(EXHIBIT "E*)
•
, 1 +'�. MIAMI
..r1.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH MIAMI BEACH
•� CORAL GABLES
: :: ''ti (DADE COUNTY HEALTH UNIT)
. r • , / DADE COUNTY
MIAMI 32, FLORIDA
. July 2, 1948 T. E. CATO. M. D.. M. P. H.
HEALTH COMMISSIONER
V� irilrll X41....ll i Al4
i '" ;1111 •i.r '
OROS COuMTr COuw•..OuSC
City of Miami Beach
Miami Beach, Florida
Atten: Mr. Kenneth Thompson
Assistant City Manager
Gentlemen:
I have just reviewed the City's application for acquisition
of the Nautilus Hotel or Nautilus Hospital located at 4300 Alton
Road, Miami Beach, Florida to be operated as a general hospital.
I strongly endorse this application for there is a pressing
and urgent need for more hospital beds in Miami Beach and in Dade
County. There have been several hospital surveys conducted here
during the past five years, and all have agreed with local authori-
ties that there is a dire need for more hospital beds. I should
like to point out that our need for more hospital beds is increas-
ing rapidly each year. For instance, in 1944 there were 6,347
live births in Dade County. In 1945 there were 7,068, in 1946 there
were 7,655, and in 1947 there were 8,221 live births. Thus we see
that the number of live births increased from 6,347 in 1944 to 8,221
in 1947. This clearly demonstrates that the need for maternity beds
is increasing rapidly each year.
I should also like to point out that the number of deaths in-
creased from 3,178 in 1944 to 4,026 in 1947. Especially significant
is the increase in the number of cancer deaths. In 1944 there were
only 336 people who died from cancer, and in 1947 there were 543
cancer deaths. Practically all cancer cases require prolonged
hospitalization, thus the number of hospital beds required to care
for all cancer oases alone has increased tremendously since 1944.
As Health Commissioner of Dade County,I consider it one of my
first duties to try to secure more hospital beds for the care of
the residents of this county and for the many tourist who visit here
each year. I therefore again strongly endorse the City's application
for the acquisition of the Nautilus Hospital.
Very tr y yours,
T. E. Cato, M. D.
Health Commissioner
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EXHIBIT H
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I, Claude A. Renshaw, City Manager and Hospital Commissioner
of the City of Miami Beech, Florida, do hereby certify as
follows:
1. That the City of Miami Beach is a municipal
corporation created and existing under the laws
of the 8t.':te of Florida.
F. That the facilities to be acquired, as described in
the epnlication of which this stptement is a hart,
will be used solely for health and educational purposes.
au.e A. Rens aw,
City Manager and.
Hospital Commissioner
Subscribed and sworn to before me, this the 0211-r day of
July, 1948, at Miami Beach, Florida.
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