The campaign against tuberculosis in the United States : including a directory of institutions dealing with tuberculosis in the United States and Canada ; compiled under the direction of the National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis / by Philip P. Jacobs.

  • Jacobs, Philip P. (Philip Peter), 1879-1940.
Date:
1908
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Credit: The campaign against tuberculosis in the United States : including a directory of institutions dealing with tuberculosis in the United States and Canada ; compiled under the direction of the National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis / by Philip P. Jacobs. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library at Yale University, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library at Yale University.

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    Colorado Springs, at the base of a bluff running east and west behind it, thus insuring shelter from northwest winds. The bluff is covered with pine trees, and the soil over the entire area composing the estate is of gravel and sand for many feet in depth. All rooms and porches face the south, east, and west, thus having sunshine all day. Applications should be made to Maurice Witkind, Business Manager, Colorado Springs, Colo. Glockner Sanatorium (began treatment of tuberculosis in 1880): A general sanatorium, but special provisions are made for tubercu- lous patients in any stage of the disease. Capacity for tuberculous patients: 175. Rates: $10 to $35 per week. Superintendent: Sister Rose Alexius. The Glockner Sanatorium is conducted by the Sisters of Charity, but it is in no sense sectarian. A special tuberculosis annex was com- pleted in 1908, increasing the capacity of the sanatorium for this class of patients by 100 beds. The tents and buildings are all equipped with modern improvements. A training school in connection with the sana- torium affords abundant nursing facilities. Application should be made to the superintendent. The Nordrach Ranch Sanatorium (1001): For all classes of consumptives except the far advanced. Capacity: 60. Rates: $65 to $75 per month, which includes everything except personal laundry. Medical Directors: Dr. John E. White and Dr. August L. Heine. Nordrach Ranch, located at an altitude of 6000 feet, is protected on the north by Austin Bluffs, and has in front an uninterrupted view of Colorado Springs, three miles distant, and the range of mountains. The central building is of red stone and contains twenty-four rooms, six of which are reserved for patients who may temporarily need hospital care. The ordinary sleeping apartments for the patients are octagonal tents, communicating directly with the nurses' tent by electric bells. Practically all the time is spent in the open air. The resident physician