Sanatorium

A sanatorium (also spelled sanitarium or sanitorium) is a medical facility for long-term illness. They were most often used for the treatment of tuberculosis (TB) in the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth century before the discovery of antibiotics. Sometimes, the word is used to describe different things. For example, in eastern Europe, a  "sanatorium" is a type of health resort such as the Battle Creek Sanitarium. Also, a "sanitorium"  is a hospital.

References

Further reading
Waverly Hills Sanatorium still source of local curiosity, Douglas Kleier, Jr., Louisville Cardinal Online, Oct. 21, 2003.

Thomas Spees Carrington. Tuberculosis Hospital and Sanatorium Construction (New York, 1911).




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