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Creative => Customs Gallery => Dioramas & Buildings => Topic started by: kaethe on December 22, 2008, 00:33:37
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hi everyone. i finally finished the first phase of my medical center, of course there is always more to be done. to briefly reintroduce myself, i started collecting playmobil when it first came to the states in the late 70s when my children (now 31 and 29) were little. as with everyone, we couldn't buy everything we wanted, but ah well. in addition to the usual themes, and being a nurse, i collected all things "nurse" as well. i have always wanted to build a big hospital, and finally found the time and $$$ to do so. today, rasputin came by to pick up some things i didn't need to keep and helped me with the photo posting. i only have the photo of the complete set-up for now, i need to wait until there is more light to photograph the insides of the rooms without too much flash. the first floor is the ER, ER waiting room, lobby, flower shop; the second floor has two ORs, and a scrub room, as well as the recovery room and a waiting room. the third floor has the maternity suites, with a labor and delivery suite, newborn nursery, newborn icu, cafeteria and family waiting room. the fourth floor is the radiology and interventional radiology suite (oh i need that mri unit from the vet hospital), pharmacy and lab/blood bank. the fifth floor has patient rooms, with all of the old generation nurses (you know, the miniskirts) and the sixth floor has the more patient rooms, with the newer generation nurses. the top floor for now is the heliport, although the helicopter barely fits on the roof right now. when i have more floor space, i want to use the old field hospital staff on the heliport floor.
(http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/4020/playmobilhospital122108se6.jpg)
more to come
kaethe
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more to come
kaethe
More to come? ... :o
OMG ... :(o):
FANTASTIC, Kaethe!
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Excellent custom hospital Kaethe :wow:!
I did a previous hospital theme using the old large city house with multiple extentions that I posted on another forum, & you & I have used a lot of simular elements! I'm going to do a new version hospital in the future also :doh:, but nothing compared to your scale :omg:! Do you prefer the old OR figures in green or the newer blue colored ones ???? I appreciate your great attention to detail ;D! Please post more views of this beautiful creation :camera:!
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thank you bill and richard for your comments. bill i think i remember seeing your hospital, was it single story, wide, and with lots of folks in the waiting room?
i will post more photos during the week, i need to wait for daylight. my goal is to use all of the generations of figures, in separate areas, and try to keep them true to the era, for example the green OR suites do not have cell phones, although i just realized that i left a computer on the desk in there by accident. my favorites are the original white miniskirt girls, with their bedpans and the green OR staff. one of my pet peeves is that the women in the OR cannot wear the scrub gowns over their scrub dresses!
i still need to collect lots of medical staff, and equipment, especially the old white wheelchairs. i want to add a physical therapy rehab unit as well.
thanks again
k
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Excellent hospital Kaethe! Like Bill said, great attention to detail, I look forward to further developments (should we check back with you in 6 months?).
I also love your avatar.
Gepetto
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Looks great, I am glad it worked out with the pictures . I can now first hand say that this is one amazing hospital . It is hard to see it in the pictures but every floor is packed with events . Kaethe has so much going on i could barely absorb it all in the amount of time i was looking at it . Kaethe generous donated some items to my kids and i am now hoping to find her some more stuff ( older Klickies and accessories ) for her project . Thank you for having me and the kids over today :wow:
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Great custom, Kaethe, and I look forward to more photos.
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Wow! :wow: Fantastic kaethe. The multiple floors give it so much more realism. If my klickys get sick I know where i'll send them now. Does your hospital have a name? How about St. Kaethe's :lol:
I hope there are no HMO's in there :lol:
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here are the first of the closer views of the medical center. sorry, some of the images are not as sharp as i would like, but because i built it soooo tight, i can only use my little point and shoot camera inside and i do not have my small tripod at the moment.
ground floor overview
(http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/2334/l1010352vc8.jpg)
lobby, information desk. the cyclist's friend was hit by a car, sorry, you can't see the bike rack in the back. actually the computer monitor should be at a greater angle so the public cannot see patient information (hipa)
(http://img511.imageshack.us/img511/7520/l1010254vd9.jpg)
rear entrance. the bench is officially 50 ft from the entrance of the building so staff and patients tend to go here to smoke.
(http://img181.imageshack.us/img181/4169/l1010257oo0.jpg)
buying flowers for someone special
(http://img181.imageshack.us/img181/9544/l1010316uq3.jpg)
( i know, the ambulance does not match the klickies, more to shop for)
(http://img520.imageshack.us/img520/5186/l1010258ng6.jpg)
the little boy seems to be ok, he is more worried about his bike, his parents, of course, are frantic
(http://img520.imageshack.us/img520/636/l1010259qq1.jpg)
the ER is busy, this little guy seems to be handling his new crutches fairly well, mom, of course, is frantic
(http://img520.imageshack.us/img520/2104/l1010261pq4.jpg)
a steady flow of patients into the ER
(http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/1851/l1010263da6.jpg)
everything from children with runny noses and earaches to older people falling, the older nurse handles the chaos with calm control
(http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/4139/l1010264tl2.jpg)
more to follow
kaethe
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second floor: surgery
(http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/5227/l1010351rv1.jpg)
OR 1: an open procedure is in progress, there is a considerable blood loss, that is me bringing in the next unit of blood! a quick explanation of the OR staff: at the head of the patient is the anesthesiologist, then scrubbed in is the surgeon and his/her assistant usually across the table, and the scrub person, who is responsible for the instrumentation, then there is the nurse, who is responsible for everything for everyone, to make certain that everything is exactly right for the patient!
(http://img166.imageshack.us/img166/9307/l1010266qh6.jpg)
OR 2: a laparoscopic procedure is just getting started, the ultrasound unit can be used to laparoscopically locate the tumor
(http://img166.imageshack.us/img166/4610/l1010268mm9.jpg)
there is a shared scrub room for the two ORs, frequently older surgeons will continue to assist after they have retired from their regular practice.
(http://img181.imageshack.us/img181/5606/l1010269vc7.jpg)
surgery waiting room: it looks like the surgeon has good news for the family
(http://img181.imageshack.us/img181/9594/l1010270gt2.jpg)
recovery room or PACU: it is just like the ER, feast or famine. patients stay here about one hour
(http://img257.imageshack.us/img257/4968/l1010271np0.jpg)
this patient requires additional blood transfusions and critical monitoring
(http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/2363/l1010314ez8.jpg)
these patients are waking up, and appear ready to transfer to their rooms upstairs
(http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/5883/l1010313sl7.jpg)
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third floor: maternity and cafeteria
(http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/5567/l1010350vx1.jpg)
OB 1: this is an older hospital, and the rooms are small and crowded, especially with the fathers in the ORs
(http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/2927/l1010317tr2.jpg)
newborn nursery. twins!!!
(http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/1642/l1010279kp6.jpg)
the nursery, warming lights, lots of crying. oops, i need to put a rocking chair in there
(http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/7392/l1010284av8.jpg)
the preemies are sooo tiny, and fighting sooo hard
(http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/3051/l1010318xq8.jpg)
maternity waiting room
(http://img518.imageshack.us/img518/5426/l1010280eu5.jpg)
waiting for the elevator, the residents have been on call for 24 hours, they need that coffee
(http://img518.imageshack.us/img518/3847/l1010287jx4.jpg)
the cafeteria is always crowded, and actually the food here is pretty good!
(http://img518.imageshack.us/img518/7762/l1010331sw8.jpg)
four more floors to go
kaethe
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Hello, Kaethe ...
Thanks for the close-ups and the very comprehensive (and very easy to understand) tour of your hospital.
I never realized before, how similar a hospital is to a well run factory ... :klickywink:
Wishing you a Merry Christmas ... :xholly:
Thanks again and all the best,
Richard
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fourth floor: radiology, pharmacy, blood bank
(http://img372.imageshack.us/img372/5831/l1010353ht8.jpg)
the elevator is always sooo crowded
(http://img372.imageshack.us/img372/5594/l1010293oo5.jpg)
radiology: the unit is scheduled for a major renovation at the end of 2009 for the installation of the new interventional radiology scanner, providing the opportunity for even more minimally invasive surgical procedures, and faster patient recovery
(http://img242.imageshack.us/img242/452/l1010294fe8.jpg)
it is difficult to photograph the radiology control desk through the protective shield
(http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/1245/l1010326nl6.jpg)
the pharmacy is secured behind bulletproof windows
(http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/5864/l1010347nc0.jpg)
blood bank, hopefully always there when we need it (i received boat cleats from ds instead of garbage can inserts)
(http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/1030/l1010290st2.jpg)
fifth floor: med/surg
(http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/5374/l1010355nz4.jpg)
(http://img300.imageshack.us/img300/4563/l1010343qi2.jpg)
(http://img300.imageshack.us/img300/1305/l1010344sb0.jpg)
(http://img296.imageshack.us/img296/1968/l1010345za1.jpg)
these patient rooms are due to be remodeled, for rehab, as their proximity to the elevator always made them very noisy
(http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/8832/l1010346fm3.jpg)
sixth floor: pediatrics: again, a symptom of an old hospital, the pediatric unit is drab, and desperately in need of remodeling, also planned for 2009
(http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/4337/l1010356qr1.jpg)
vicitim of a drunk driving incident, thankful to be alive, hoping to be discharged to a step-down rehab unit
(http://img355.imageshack.us/img355/9090/l1010337vf6.jpg)
ready for discharge
(http://img355.imageshack.us/img355/4169/l1010338qw7.jpg)
pediatric ward (oops, need to change the chart info!)
(http://img122.imageshack.us/img122/4834/l1010340by4.jpg)
seventh floor: heliport: very outdated, and in need of remodeling to meet current safety standards, nonetheless, equipped and ready
(http://img122.imageshack.us/img122/3551/l1010357sg2.jpg)
the PCMC 5 year plan includes the previously mentioned renovations, plus, being in san francisco, there are many retrofits to meet current earthquake standards. the facility has a trauma 1 status, but the emergency department is rapidly outgrowing their space, a new robotic surgery suite and a new rehab unit are planned, to replace the current offsite facilities. the hospital foundation is working closely with the community to balance the expansion with neighborhood impact.
(all for now, thanks for viewing....kaethe)
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Excellent description, & design Kaethe :wow:! I look forward to more!
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What can I say ... WOW !!!
Awesome set-up Kaethe :wow: :love: :wow:
Really, really wonderfull! You've really inspired me with it.
Bogro
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Wow what a great hospital and all those nice details. Very well done. I wish I had to many parts for making such a great equiped building.
p.s.: One thing I wonder: the presence of so many cellular/mobile phones. In Germany it is prohibited to use any mobile phones within a hospital.
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Hello Kaethe :),
I have really enjoyed looking at your pictures. I am a big fan of the hospital stuff but unfortunatley i dont have any hospital buildings or the free space to set one up (at the moment). I really do like your attention to detail and how you use different parts from other sets to add the detail to your room's. One of my favorites is the radiology department and the controll desk behind the protective glass. If i was going to have a Playmobil hospital this is what i would want mine to be like :wow:.
I am looking forward to seeing more of your collection :)9...
Tim :)
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Very well done, Kaethe! :wow:
It is amazing, all the detail you put in your hospital. :yup:
Best regards, and Merry Christmas :xholly:
Jimbo
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... p.s.: One thing I wonder: the presence of so many cellular/mobile phones. In Germany it is prohibited to use any mobile phones within a hospital.
My mother's currently in Hospital and where she's at, the use of celphones is allowed. I was surprised as well; but it was even mentioned in the hospital's leaflet :o
So, I guess it all depends on the whereabouts of the hospital and where you are in the hospital
Bogro
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Fantastic! Really fantastic, Kaethe! :D
That is an amazing building!
I never thought that a Playmobil hospital could be so interesting (or so tall! ;D) but you have made it so by including so many true-to-life details.
Great job! :)9
Thanks for taking the time to post all those close-up photos! :-*
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I'd missed the close-ups until just now, kaethe. The scale and detail of the whole thing is just awesome.
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I have to agree with everyone else Kaethe, that is an incredible hospital display you have! Your explanations are nice and concise and the level of detail is fantastic, like Little Jo said that is a lot of pieces you have! :wow: :wow: :wow:
Was that Fred and Maisie I saw with their backs to us in Radiology? Look forward to more photos. Merry Christmas and a Happy Holiday! :wave: :wave:
Gepetto
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It's very beautiful work, K.!
Thanks for sharing!!!
Gus
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hi everyone
thank you so much for all of your nice comments. i apologize that it has taken me so long to respond, but i have had some health issues to take care of for an out-of-town parent as well as working extra hours at the real hospital.
richard
i found your comment about the hospital being very much like a factory, i often think of it as being a very exclusive restaurant, as the service and delivered goods must be impeccable and as close to perfect as humanly possible to maintain the highest of standards for the patron.
p.s.: One thing I wonder: the presence of so many cellular/mobile phones. In Germany it is prohibited to use any mobile phones within a hospital.
when cell phones initially became commonplace for the general population, there were rules regulating their use in the hospitals here in the states, as there was a concern that their use would interfere with monitoring equipment. that is no longer the case and cellphones are in use everywhere in the hospitals, including by staff for general communication. i included cell phones in the hands of the visitors, because at any one moment anywhere in the hospital, nearly half of the people you will be looking at are using a cell phone
One of my favorites is the radiology department and the controll desk behind the protective glass.
tim, i was rather pleased with the airport control tower desk in the radiology department as well, purely unplanned until i found a bundle of airport parts on our local craigslist. i can hardly wait until the vet hospital is here in the states, as i want to include the scanner in the radiology department.
Was that Fred and Maisie I saw with their backs to us in Radiology?
*****, gepetto, i was wondering if anyone would notice fred and maisie. they were in san francisco, for just a short stop, and maisie tripped on the steps near the golden gate bridge, and injured her wrist. fortunately nothing serious, but they came to the ER to have it checked. actually, this is a common occurance, we frequently have patients in surgery who have stumbled while on vacation, and the steps at the north end of the golden gate bridge are a common culprit, because folks are so busy looking at the scenery, they neglect to watch their step on the older stairways.
one last thing, if anyone ever has an extra headless green dress OR girl body, i would love to buy or trade for it, as my avatar is not quite right, i need to put a chinese face/head on it, and i have not been able to get the body and head separated on the miniskirt girls, thanks in advance.
kaethe
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one last thing, if anyone ever has an extra headless green dress OR girl body, i would love to buy or trade for it, as my avatar is not quite right, i need to put a chinese face/head on it, and i have not been able to get the body and head separated on the miniskirt girls, thanks in advance.
kaethe
Hi Kaethe!
You may try this procedure on a not so important mini skirt test Klicky first :prays:. I have found in past attempts if you get thick cardboard, put layers of it together, & stuff it up inside the front of the mini skirt, & then do the bent leg, & head smack to the test Klicky it will separate like a flat front Klicky. If this works for you, then it will be time for the important Klicky :0!
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wow kaethe! this is truly inspiring! keep up the great work, I can't wait to see more.
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Kaethe,
Your hospital is inspiring! Such a fine level of detail. Congratulations!
We work in hospitals certifying a lot of their ventilation and other annual tests to get them through inspections and hopefully make them safer. So we are familiar with many of the rooms, spec. the OR's.
I have not attempted a hospital yet...have built the school and modern and suburban houses. Now am working on a garden center and finishing the furniture for my boutique shopping center if the table tops ever arrive from DS!
The chronological sequences from older to newer on different floors are a brilliant idea if a person has both old and new in one theme, such as the hospital.
Thanks for posting the photos and explanations, Pgal. ;D :wave:
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Kaethe,
Your hospital is inspiring! Such a fine level of detail. Congratulations!
Pgal. ;D :wave:
Thank you, I have more work to do on it, more floors to add, but as always, time is an issue. Bill Blackhurst built a great hospital as well, he even has the media out front covering a trauma case, that being his forte.
kaethe
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Yep! Here she is: http://www.playmofriends.com/forum/index.php?topic=6374.0 Took me a while to find it.
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kaethe, this is AMAZING! It should be on display somewhere. Have your colleagues at the hospital seen this?
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No thats the kind of hospital i woulnt mind staying at !!!!!!!!!!!! :love: :love: :love: :love: :love:
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No thats the kind of hospital i woulnt mind staying at !!!!!!!!!!!! :love: :love: :love: :love: :love:
Thank you, but I hope you never need to be a patient. kaethe
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I am so pleased that this thread was bumped...what a fantastic set up! I think I even saw Richard in a wheelchair ;D
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This is a most excellent creation kaethe!!! so many little details... wow! just wow!!!
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Kaethe this is simply brilliant. I worked in a hospital for many years and this brings back memories. You and Bill have really inspired me to build one, perhaps with a few floors less :) I recently found the 5012 set. It is much smaller but more like where I work now. I might start with that.
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I am so pleased that this thread was bumped...what a fantastic set up! I think I even saw Richard in a wheelchair ;D
Thank you Lindama. I think you are the only one that noticed Richard, it was minor, he was on a ladder shuffling boxes of playmobil and he stepped down wrong, and was concerned about an ankle injury. Fortunately it was only a sprain. Better safe than sorry.
kaeth
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Thank you Wolf Knight and blitzbabe. It has been quite awhile ago since I built this, and I still have plans to expand to it. blitzbabe, I found it more effiient to go build up rather than out, as that way it has a smaller footprint in my studio on a work table, even though I have to climb on a step stool to reach the upper floors. Have fun building yours, I am looking forward to it.
kaeth
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Wonderful, kaethe! I hadn't seen this thread before either. There are so many interesting things going on. :love: I too would bring my own step ladder to check it out!! :lol:
Joe
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Basilsdad
Thank you for visiting.
kaethe
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:wave: Hi Kaethe,
I take a look to your hospital today morning. I like it. I like the size of it, not too big, not too small. I like too the many accessories you use to made it (Some parts aren´t easy to find). Each level is very proffesionnal detailled.
The rooms I like almost are the chirugical rooms, the nursery (too if I hope that this big light never get full power on the babies ;) ) , the blood bank, the pharmacy and the radiology rooms.
Fine and realistic work!!!! Thank you very much for everything. Be sure, I will take a look to the photos and explanations again :)
Greetings,
TJ
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Thank you TJ. As I have mentioned in earlier posts, I have plans for more departments, PT, expanded pediatrics, Interventional Radiology, and my specialty, Robotics. I am the robotics surgery coordinator at our hospital, a rapidly growing service, and I need to enlist the help of a customizer to make a daVinci surgical robot. Someday, when I stop working so much overtime.
kaethe
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Wow! I love the whole set up!!! :love:
I have the hospital, in my office, with only one extra floor.... And _that_ took forever just to assemble :-\ I love that you have all the units/areas that are so common and with such detail! (How long did this creation take?)
Fantastic work! :)9
Kate
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What an excellent medical center!!! So detailed :clap:
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Thank you Wolf Knight and blitzbabe. It has been quite awhile ago since I built this, and I still have plans to expand to it. blitzbabe, I found it more effiient to go build up rather than out, as that way it has a smaller footprint in my studio on a work table, even though I have to climb on a step stool to reach the upper floors. Have fun building yours, I am looking forward to it.
kaeth
I tend to agree Kaethe, up is much easier. I managed to build the original hospital with one floor extension. That took me nearly 6 hours and left me badly traumatised. I was hoping to use the 5012 but that is so small it can only be added on to something else. My 4year old loves your photos, by the way. More elbow grease to you.
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good job mate it looks wonderfull truelly loved you pics keep it up :)
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Thank you psychdrk, playmoholics, blitzbabe and rom008 for your kind comments and a big thank you to the mods who have organized this new section, this must have taken quite a bit of time.
Building the hospital actually only took a few evenings in real time, but it took me quite a bit of time to plan and execute my DS order for the extra pieces as it was the one and only one I have ever done. As you can see, I used the original floor plan of the hospital with the add-on as it works well for the space it sits in, tall, and as small of a footprint as possible. Tucking in the extra rooms required a bit of shuffling, especially to squeeze in the scrub room in the OR, but it worked. For me, the most fun part was furnishing the rooms, and adding the hustle and bustle of life in a real hospital with all of the klickies. I have grand plans and more pieces to add to the hospital, expanding radiology to include an robotics surgery suite, an interventional radiology suite, as well as physical therapy and the lab. However, time is not in my favor right now, between work and my mom's health so I have had to be content with dusting my hospital, and resetting the klickies from time to time when we have a small earthquake. In the meantime, I get to enjoy all of the great creations on PF.
kaethe