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.

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Name Location Notes 1853 Batavia Institute Batavia, Illinois 1866 Battle Creek Sanitarium Battle Creek, Michigan 1881 Brooklyn Home for Consumptives Brooklyn, New York 1881 Rockhaven Sanitarium Crescenta Valley, California 1884 Montefiore Home for Chronic Invalids Manhattan, New York 1885 Adirondack Cottage Sanitarium Saranac Lake, New York 1887 Sierra Madre Villa Pasadena, California before 1894Camp HardingColorado Springs 1896 River Crest Sanitarium Astoria, New York 1899 National Jewish Health Denver, Colorado 1900 Bromley Sanitarium Sonora, California 1901 Riverside Sanitarium and Hospital Nashville, Tennessee 1902 Barlow Respiratory Hospital Los Angeles, California 1903 Pottenger Sanatorium Monrovia, California 1904 Temple Sanitarium Temple, Texas 1904 Las Encinas Sanitarium Pasadena, California 1904 Paradise Valley Hospital California National City, California 1905 Swedish Medical Center Englewood, Colorado 1905 Portland Open-Air Sanatorium Milwaukie Heights, Oregon 1905 Oregon State Tuberculosis Hospital Salem, Oregon 1907 Boston Consumptives Hospital Boston, Massachusetts 1907 Missouri State Sanatorium Mount Vernon, Missouri 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 1907 Vermont Sanatorium Pittsford, Vermont 1909 Arkansas Tuberculosis Sanatorium Booneville, Arkansas 1909 Catawba Sanatorium Roanoke, Virginia 1909 La Vina Sanitarium Altadena, California 1909 San Haven Sanatorium Dunseith, North Dakota 1910 Undercliff State Hospital Meriden, Connecticut 1910 Waverly Hills Sanatorium Jefferson County, Kentucky "Famed hospital now a white elephant", The Courier-Journal, August 13–14, 1986, p. 1. 1910 Pine Camp Tuberculosis Hospital Richmond, Virginia and Accompanying four photos 1911 Firland Sanatorium Seattle, Washington 1911 Lima Tuberculosis Hospital Lima, Ohio 1912 Blackburn Sanitarium Klamath Falls, Oregon 1912 Pine Bluff State Hospital Salisbury, Maryland 1913 Arroyo del Valle Sanitarium Livermore, California 1913 Sample Sanitarium Fresno, California 1913 State Tuberculosis Sanitarium Galen, Montana 1914 Belgum Sanitarium Richmond, California 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 Clarke Woodward Drug Co. v. Hot Lake Sanatorium Co., 88 Ore. 284, 169 P. 796 (1918). West Publishing Company - via Google Books 1917 Piedmont Sanatorium Burkeville, Virginia 1917DeRidder SanitariumDeRidder, LouisianaDeRidder's first hospital was known as the Cottage Sanitarium, built in 1917.1918Bancroft's CastleGroton, Massachusetts 1919 Cranberry Specialty Hospital Hanson, Massachusetts 1919 Fairview Sanatorium Normal, Illinois 1919 Washington County Tuberculosis Hospital Barre, Vermont 1920 Olive View Sanitarium Los Angeles, California 1920 Pureair Sanatorium Bayfield County, Wisconsin 1922 Deborah Heart and Lung Center Browns Mills, New Jersey 1922? El Sausal Sanitarium Salinas, California 1922 Henryton State Hospital Marriottsville, Maryland 1922 Oshrin Hospital Tucson, ArizonaFormally called Barfield Sanatorium 1923 Halifax County Home and Tubercular Hospital Halifax, North Carolina 1923 Caverly Preventorium Pittsford, Vermont 1926 National Methodist Sanatorium Colorado Springs, Colorado 1927 Hassler Health Farm San Carlos, California 1928 King County Tuberculosis Hospital Seattle, Washington1930 Lake View Sanatorium Madison, Wisconsin 1933 Sioux San Hospital Rapid City, South Dakota 1934 Arizona State Tuberculosis Sanatorium Tempe, Arizona 1934 Glenn Dale Hospital Glenn Dale, Maryland 1936 Dr. Hudson Sanitarium Newton County, Arkansas 1939 University Tuberculosis Hospital Portland, Oregon 1940 Edgewood State Hospital Deer Park, New York

See also History of tuberculosis

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