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July 12, 1983. The Waverly Hills Sanatorium is a former sanatorium located in the Waverly Hills neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky. In the early 1900s, Jefferson County was ravaged by an outbreak of tuberculosis – known as the "White Plague" – which prompted the construction of a new hospital. The Sanatorium opened in 1910 as a two-story ...
Undercliff State Hospital: Meriden, Connecticut: 1910 Waverly Hills Sanatorium: Jefferson County, Kentucky [22] 1910 Pine Camp Tuberculosis Hospital: Richmond, Virginia [23] 1911 Firland Sanatorium: Seattle, Washington [24] 1911 Lima Tuberculosis Hospital: Lima, Ohio: 1912 Blackburn Sanitarium: Klamath Falls, Oregon [25] 1912 Pine Bluff State ...
A 1978 Finnish postage stamp, depicting the 1933 Paimio tuberculosis sanatorium, designed by Alvar Aalto. A sanatorium (from Latin sānāre 'to heal, make healthy'), also sanitarium or sanitorium, [1][2] is a historic name for a specialised hospital for the treatment of specific diseases, related ailments, and convalescence.
The history of tuberculosis encompasses the origins of the disease, tuberculosis (TB) through to the vaccines and treatments methods developed to contain and mitigate its impact. Throughout history, the disease tuberculosis has been variously known as consumption, phthisis, and the White Plague. It is generally accepted that the causative agent ...
Albert B. Chandler Hospital. UK HealthCare. South facade of Pavilion A. Geography. Location. 800 Rose Street, Lexington, Kentucky, United States. Coordinates. 38°01′54″N 84°30′30″W / 38.0316446°N 84.5084135°W / 38.0316446; -84.5084135. Organization.
John Croghan. Dr. John Croghan (April 23, 1790 – January 11, 1849) was an American medical doctor and slave owner who helped establish the United States Marine Hospital of Louisville and organized some tuberculosis medical experiments and tours for Mammoth Cave, in Kentucky (U.S.) during 1839–1849. [1]
This is a list of hospitals in Kentucky , sorted by hospital name. Hospital [1] County City Bed count [2] Type Founded Closed Health system [1]
Paradise Valley Hospital (California) Piedmont Geriatric Hospital. Piedmont Sanatorium. Pine Bluff State Hospital. Pine Camp Tuberculosis Hospital. Pureair Sanatorium.