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
Cranberry Specialty Hospital, Hanson, Massachusetts
Est. Name Location Notes Ref.
1853 Batavia Institute Batavia, Illinois [1]
1866 Battle Creek Sanitarium Battle Creek, Michigan [2]
1881 Brooklyn Home for Consumptives Brooklyn, New York [3]
1881 Rockhaven Sanitarium Crescenta Valley, California [4]
1884 Montefiore Home for Chronic Invalids Manhattan, New York [5]
1885 Adirondack Cottage Sanitarium Saranac Lake, New York [6]
1887 Sierra Madre Villa Pasadena, California [7]
before 1894 Camp Harding Colorado Springs [8]
1896 River Crest Sanitarium Astoria, New York [9]
1899 National Jewish Health Denver, Colorado [10]
1900 Bromley Sanitarium Sonora, California [11]
1902 Barlow Respiratory Hospital Los Angeles, California
1903 Pottenger Sanatorium Monrovia, California [12]
1904 Temple Sanitarium Temple, Texas
1904 Las Encinas Sanitarium Pasadena, California [13]
1904 Paradise Valley Hospital California National City, California
1905 Swedish Medical Center Englewood, Colorado
1905 Portland Open-Air Sanatorium Milwaukie Heights, Oregon [14]
1905 Oregon State Tuberculosis Hospital Salem, Oregon [15]
1907 Boston Consumptives Hospital Boston, Massachusetts
1907 Missouri State Sanatorium Mount Vernon, Missouri [16]
1907 Maryland Tuberculosis Sanitorium Sabillasville, Maryland
1907 Edward Sanitorium Naperville, Illinois
1907 Minnesota State Sanatorium for Consumptives Walker, Minnesota
1907 Wisconsin State Tuberculosis Sanatorium Wales, Wisconsin [17]
1907 Vermont Sanatorium Pittsford, Vermont [18]
1909 Arkansas Tuberculosis Sanatorium Booneville, Arkansas [10]
1909 Catawba Sanatorium Roanoke, Virginia [19]
1909 La Vina Sanitarium Altadena, California [20]
1909 San Haven Sanatorium Dunseith, North Dakota [21]
1910 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 Hospital Salisbury, Maryland
1913 Sample Sanitarium Fresno, California [26]
1913 State Tuberculosis Sanitarium Galen, Montana [27]
1914 Belgum Sanitarium Richmond, California [28]
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 [29]
1917 Piedmont Sanatorium Burkeville, Virginia [30]
1918 Bancroft's Castle Groton, Massachusetts
1919 Cranberry Specialty Hospital Hanson, Massachusetts
1919 Fairview Sanatorium Normal, Illinois [31]
1919 Washington County Tuberculosis Hospital Barre, Vermont [32]
1920 Olive View Sanitarium Los Angeles, California [33]
1920 Pureair Sanatorium Bayfield County, Wisconsin
1922 Deborah Heart and Lung Center Browns Mills, New Jersey
1922? El Sausal Sanitarium Salinas, California [34]
1922 Henryton State Hospital Marriottsville, Maryland
1923 Halifax County Home and Tubercular Hospital Halifax, North Carolina
1923 Caverly Preventorium Pittsford, Vermont [35]
1926 National Methodist Sanatorium Colorado Springs, Colorado
1927 Hassler Health Farm San Carlos, California
1928 King County Tuberculosis Hospital Seattle, Washington [36]
1930 Lake View Sanatorium Madison, Wisconsin [37]
1933 Sioux San Hospital Rapid City, South Dakota
1934 Arizona State Tuberculosis Sanatorium Tempe, Arizona [38]
1934 Glenn Dale Hospital Glenn Dale, Maryland
1936 Dr. Hudson Sanitarium Newton County, Arkansas [39]
1939 University Tuberculosis Hospital Portland, Oregon [15]
1940 Edgewood State Hospital Deer Park, New York

See also

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