the first sanatorium for tuberculosis treatment was opened in 1885.
when was the first sanatorium for tuberculosis treatment opened?
1885
the adirondack cottage sanitarium, established in saranac lake, new york, in 1885, was the first such establishment in north america. according to the saskatchewan lung association, when the national anti-tuberculosis association (canada) was founded in 1904, its members, including renowned pioneer in the fight against tuberculosis dr. r.g. ferguson, believed that a distinction should be made between the health resorts with which people were familiar and the new tuberculosis treatment hospitals: "so they decided to use a new word which instead of being derived from the latin noun "sanitas", meaning health, would emphasize the need for scientific healing or treatment. accordingly, they took the latin verb root "sano", meaning to heal, and adopted the new word sanatorium."
sanatorium
the town of colorado springs, colorado played an important role in the history of tuberculosis in the era before antituberculosis drugs. tuberculosis management before this era was difficult and often of limited effect. in the 19th century, a movement for tuberculosis treatment in hospital-like facilities called sanatoriums became prominent, especially in europe and north america. thus people sought tuberculosis treatment in colorado springs because of its dry climate and fresh mountain air. some people stayed in boarding houses, while others sought the hospital-like facilities of sanatoriums. in the 1880s and 1890s, it is estimated that one-third of the people living in colorado springs had tuberculosis. the number of sanatoriums and hospitals increased into the twentieth century. during world war ii, medicines were developed that successfully treated tuberculosis and by the late 1940s specialized tuberculosis treatment facilities were no longer needed.
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