The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-28
NEW TUBERCULOSIS
SAh|TORIuM OPENS

The Blue Ridge sanatoriun. the
new tuberculosis sanatorium to be
conducted By the state board of
health AT Charlottesville, was opened
without any public ceremony by the
admission OF several patients.
The buildings are not entirely com
pleted az To certain features bur as
there have been go many delays and
go many urgent applications for ad
mission the committee in charge OF
the sa nktoriam finally decided to ac-
cept the buildings conditona1ly and
with certain reservations under guar
ar!tees. For this reason the adrnis-
sion of patients up to the fun capaci-
~ og I2o beds will proceed less rap
idly than would be the case otherwise,
but~lhe natnns Of all those now on
the waiting list will be given con-
sideratipn In regular order and mott
fed OF vacancies with as little delay
as possible.
Blue Ridge Sanatorfum n situated
about one ana a half miles from
Char Iottesviile. on the slope Of Car
terg. mountain near Monticello The
property consists of about 100 acres
of iand and the capital expenditure
including land improvements. new
construction and equipment repre-
SCENTS about s115,000. The former
/ feSldGxfSe 0I MT Tituty Ia LSUtt IL
! (later the Moore's Brook Sanatori-
um), will be used as an admin,stra-
1 ton and service building and is
known az Davis Building in honor
1 of the governor, The new ward
| building OF frame and stucco CON
struction, with capacity OF 40 pa
/ tienta each are known as "Strode"
Thomas and Addison" buildings
| in honor of former state senators,
who Were largely responsible for the
| law which provided the finds for
| the sapatorium.
| Charges for patients VIII be grad
ed according to the means and cir
cumstances of the individual pa
tients. In no case will these charges
! be in excess of the actual cost oil
! maintenance which for the coming
| year has been estimated at s12.00 PEI
| week for each patient, and provision
will be made also for those who can
not pay such an amount. A certain
/ number OF patients will be cared fol
! entirely free at the cost OF the state
Patients Will not be limited to an,
part of the state and any white citi
zen suffering from tuberculosis whit
can be improved and cured will b,
eligible. II In not intended howevel
for homeless and incurahle cases, al
to admit such would defeat the pur
pose for which the institution WA
provided and be- economically un
sound in principle.
The Blue Ridge sanatorium Is tn,
third institution OF this kind now ii
! operation under the state board O
\ health, the two OF others being Cat
awba. sanatorium in Roanoke count,
| for white patients and Piedmont san.
| gtorium at Burkeville for colored pa
itients. 0''' 'a-s-
/ The state board OF health is headet
by Doctor Il. G.. Williams, the com.
missioner. while the president is Dr.
( w, NJ Smith. OF Alexandria, The
board OF health appointed sub,
/ committee in charge of the Blue
Ridge sanatorium consisting OF Dir
Harry r. Marshall, of the Universit,
OF Virginia. chairman, and DR. w. F.
i Beverley r. Tucker. of Richmond
) The medical director OF the sana-
! tprianT who will he in iff1rfesi fats
/ charge Of the sanatorium and con-
i duct It's affairs LIS DIR. Walter C.
I Klotz. who, during the war was IA.
seciaie director of the commission
for tuberculosis in France, under the
auspices OF the international health
board.
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