Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1946-01-01
Swedish National
.Sandtoriun1 Is A
Great Monument

er, and the Medical Director of
The Swedish National Sanatorium
in Denver, that he m a e time
live, and he made time live not
only for his own personal good
but for the common good of man.
kind.
DR.. Bundsen, who was born in
Bohuslan, came up the hard way;
and as young man he worked
his way from Sweden to this
country aboard a sailing vessel.
T "a t was fifty-four years ago
when life at sea on a sailing ves-
sci was tough. After working a
few years as laborer in the
Rocky Mountain region he took
his little savings and enrolled in
the Colorado State University as
medical student. Whe n tn e
Spanish-American war broke out
he enlisted in the Army Medical
Corps and served in the Philip
pines. When the war was over he
settled in Denver and began to
practice medicine.
He soon found that many of our
Swedish people suffered from T.B.,
particularly the younger people
of the working class; and know
ing that that condition existed not
only in Denver but all over the
nation he thus conceived the idea
of The Swedish National Sana-
forum. That was already in 1904,
or before we had our public health
program, and when most of the
people suffering from the White
Plague were confined to bed in
their homes, and thus became a
menace to the rest of the family,
particularly in the crowded homes
of the poorer people. DR.. Bund-
sen realized the need of Sana-
forum where even those without
funds could come from any part
of the nation for rest and medical
care.
Today The Swedish National
Sanatorium is one Of the outstand-
ing Swedish national monuments.
The Sanatorium, which is COM
posed of several substantial and
attractive buildings is situated in
the middle of grounds covering
about thirteen acres, beautifully
handicapped, with green lawns,
fountains, shrubbery flowers and
variety of trees.
All of the buildings are modern
and beautiful and have all con-
veniences, but the one that at.
tracts most is the Mayflower Pa
Wilton which represents an in
vestment of S150,0OO and was paid
for entirely from the receipts of
the sale of the Mayflowers. 1t
has thirty-two rooms with private
toilet and sunporch, with one per-
son in each room. 1t also has a
modern surgery and laboratory
and a very attractive reception
room; and one does not need to be
here very long until he finds that
the Sanatorium is well managed.
DR.. Bundsen, as we'll as all the
nurses and the other personnel,
contribute so much to the well
fare and happiness of the pa
tents, that it is not only San
atorium, but "haven of rest
A Sanatorium is different from
the general hospital where the
average stay of the patient is two
or three weeks. In a Sanatorium
the average stay is two years.
During the forty years the San
atorium has been operating 2,51O
patients have been cared for, rep
resenting all sections of our coun-
try.
After regaining their health at
the Sanatorium, many patients re-
main in Denver, in order to live
under the Colorado sun in the high
altitude of the Rocky Mountain
region because it is beneficial to
those who have lung trouble.
AT present DR.. Bundsen Is on
vacation trip to California where
he will remain for several
months. After a well-deserved rest