![]() Sometimes they deliberately caused a collapsed lung to give the lung some rest. Ribs and muscles were removed to give the lungs more space. One of these treatments was to place little balloons inside the ill lungs to stretch them. There are pictures that show patients who are literally covered in snow while they are “recovering” in the yard.īut it gets worse! Because there was no medical treatment, they started experimental treatments. So the patients were put outside along with their beds to absorb as much fresh air and sunlight as they could. Sunlight, fresh air and a lot of bed rest were the best they could do. The staff tried to do what was best for the patients. No medicine Aaron Vowels Flickr CC-BYĭuring the big outbreak there were no medicines against tuberculosis yet. It even had its own zip-code and post office. There were vegetable- and fruit gardens, a water treatment plant and there were animals that they kept for milk, eggs and meat. Healthy children of the patients were housed in a separate wing of the sanatorium. So not only patients, but also doctors, nurses and other members of the staff, had to say goodbye to their families. Because this illness was so extremely contagious, it was impossible to leave the sanatorium. After the renovation 400 more patients could be looked after. Tuberculosis is often referred to as the “White Plague”. In 1924 three more floors were built on top of the first two of the Waverly Hills Sanatorium because Jefferson County was facing a major tuberculosis outbreak. You’ll never go home Aaron Vowels via flickr CC BY-2.0 There’s no place in the world where there is more paranormal activity then here. Even though Waverly Hills has been shut down since 1982, it’s still the talk of the day. ![]() This sanatorium was founded in 1910 as a two-storey infirmary to house 40 to 50 patients who suffered from the lung illness tuberculosis. In the southwest of Louisville, Kentucky, lies the Waverly Hills Sanatorium.
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