That same year the Arequipa Sanatorium , directed by Dr. Philip King Brown , was opened to serve women in the first stages of TB . At the time , the only known treatment was rest and good nutrition , in the hopes that the lungs could recover and heal . The name '' Arequipa '' , taken from a city in Peru , was said to be a Native American word signifying ' place of rest . ' Following the 1906 San Francisco earthquake , dust - and ash-filled air had contributed to a tuberculosis epidemic in San Francisco
1906 San Francisco earthquake
1906 San Francisco earthquake
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