List of sanatoria in the United States

The following is a list of notable sanatoria (singular: sanatorium) in the United States. Sanatoria were medical facilities that specialized in treatment for long-term illnesses. Many sanatoria in the United States specialized in treatment of tuberculosis in the twentieth century prior to the discovery of antibiotics.

List

Adirondack Cottage Sanitarium, Saranac Lake, New York
Oregon State Tuberculosis Hospital, Salem, Oregon
Boston Consumptives Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
Waverly Hills Sanitorium, Louisville, Kentucky
Est. Name Location Notes Ref.
1853 Batavia Institute Batavia, Illinois [1]
1866 Battle Creek Sanitarium Battle Creek, Michigan
1885 Adirondack Cottage Sanitarium Saranac Lake, New York [2]
1899 National Jewish Health Denver, Colorado [3]
1900 Bromley Sanitarium Sonora, California
1902 Barlow Respiratory Hospital Los Angeles, California
1904 Temple Sanitarium Temple, Texas
1904 Paradise Valley Hospital California National City, California
1905 Swedish Medical Center Englewood, Colorado
1905 Oregon State Tuberculosis Hospital Salem, Oregon [4]
1907 Boston Consumptives Hospital Boston, Massachusetts
1907 Missouri State Sanatorium Mt. Vernon, Missouri [5]
1907 Maryland Tuberculosis Sanitorium Sabillasville, Maryland
1907 Edward Sanitorium Naperville, Illinois
1907 Minnesota State Sanatorium for Consumptives Walker, Minnesota
1909 Arkansas Tuberculosis Sanatorium Booneville, Arkansas [3]
1910 Undercliff State Hospital Meriden, Connecticut
1910 Waverly Hills Sanatorium Jefferson County, Kentucky [6]
1910 Pine Camp Tuberculosis Hospital Richmond, Virginia [7]
1912 Pine Bluff State Hospital Salisbury, Maryland
1914 Saratoga County Homestead Providence, New York
1915 Chicago Municipal Tuberculosis Sanitarium Chicago, Illinois
1915 Enid Government Springs Sanatorium Enid, Oklahoma
1915 Muirdale Tuberculosis Sanatorium Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
1916 Glen Lake Sanatorium Hennepin County, Minnesota
1916 Cresson Tuberculosis Sanatorium Cresson, Pennsylvania
1917 Hot Lake Sanitorium Hot Lake, Oregon [8]
1917 Piedmont Sanatorium Burkeville, Virginia [9]
1919 Cranberry Specialty Hospital Hanson, Massachusetts
1920 Olive View Hospital Los Angeles, California
1920 Pureair Sanatorium Bayfield County, Wisconsin
1922 Deborah Heart and Lung Center Browns Mills, New Jersey
1922 Henryton State Hospital Marriottsville, Maryland
1923 Halifax County Home and Tubercular Hospital Halifax, North Carolina
1926 National Methodist Sanatorium Colorado Springs, Colorado
1933 Sioux San Hospital Rapid City, South Dakota
1934 Glenn Dale Hospital Glenn Dale, Maryland
1939 University Tuberculosis Hospital Portland, Oregon [4]
1940 Edgewood State Hospital Deer Park, New York

See also

References

  1. ↑ Silva, Kara (May 7, 2013). "History Made: Bellevue Place adds quirkiness to Batavia's varied history". Kane County Chronicle. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
  2. ↑ John A. Bonafide; Mary Hotaling; Rachel D. Bliven (1992). "National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation: Cure Industry Resources in the Village of Saranac Lake, Essex and Franklin Co., NY" (pdf). National Park Service.
  3. 1 2 Luce, Carolline (2013). "The Sanatorium Movement in America". The White Plague in the City of Angels. University of Southern California. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
  4. 1 2 "Housing the Victims of the Great White Plague: The Oregon State Tuberculosis Hospital". Oregon Health & Science University. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
  5. ↑ http://www.asylumprojects.org/index.php?title=Missouri_State_Sanatorium. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ↑ "Famed hospital now a white elephant", The Courier-Journal, August 13–14, 1986, p. 1.
  7. ↑ Worsham, Gibson (May 2002). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Pine Camp Tuberculosis Hospital" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos
  8. ↑ Clarke Woodward Drug Co. v. Hot Lake Sanatorium Co., 88 Ore. 284, 169 P. 796 (1918). West Publishing Company - via Google Books
  9. ↑ Sucre, Richard. "The Great White Plague: The Culture of Death and the Tuberculosis Sanatorium". University of Virginia. Retrieved May 13, 2017.
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