A tuberculosis directory : containing a list of institutions, associations, and other agencies dealing with tuberculosis in the United States and Canada / compiled for the National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis by Philip P. Jacobs.

Date:
1911
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Credit: A tuberculosis directory : containing a list of institutions, associations, and other agencies dealing with tuberculosis in the United States and Canada / compiled for 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 Augustus C. Long Health Sciences Library at Columbia University and Columbia University Libraries/Information Services, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the the Augustus C. Long Health Sciences Library at Columbia University and Columbia University.

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    —Free to beneficiary members of Modern Woodmen of America; no others admitted. Medical Superintendent:—Dr. John E. White. THE NORDRACH RANCH SANATORIUM (1901): For all classes of consumptives except the far advanced. Capacity:—-60. Rates:— $75.00 per month, which includes everything except personal laundry. Medical Director :— Dr. John E. White. Resident Physician:—Dr. George Rea. Application should be made to the Medical Director. STAR RANCH, IN THE PINES (April i, 1910): For incipient and moderately advanced cases. Capacity:—60. Rates:—$3.00 per day; $15.00 to $20.00 per week; $60.00 to $80.00 per month, depending on size and location of room or cabin. Manager:—Maurice G. Witkind. Application should be made to the Manager. UNION PRINTERS' HOME (1898): Receives all classes of cases. Capacity for tuberculous patients:—70. Rates:— There are no charges. Superintendent:—Charles W. Deacon. Visiting Physician: —Dr. D. I. Christopher. Application:—Any member in good standing of a subordinate union of the International Typographical Union, who has been such for five continuous years, may apply for admission. His application must be made upon the form provided by the trustees, be indorsed by the union with which he is affiliated, and must set forth, by a physician's certificate, his physical condition at date of application. DENVER THE AGNES MEMORIAL SANATORIUM (September, 1904): Exclusively for early cases of pulmonary tuberculosis. When accommodations are limited, preference will be given to candidates from western Pennsylvania. Capacity:—150. Rates:—$9.00 to $12.00 per week, which includes medical attendance and ordinary nursing. Superintendent:—Dr. G. Walter Holden. Application should be made to the Superin- tendent, Montclair Station, Denver, Colo. THE ASSOCIATION HEALTH FARM (May, 1903) (not in operation): Especially for early cases of pulmonary tuberculosis, but also for others in need of outdoor life. For young men of limited means who have a good prospect of recovery. Capacity:— 50. Rates:—$28.00 per month if able to live in tents; $32.00 in pavilion. The Young Men's Christian Association Health Farm was temporarily closed on May i, 1910, and will probably not be re-opened until January i, 1912. THE HOME, an Episcopal Church Home (September, 1894): The only requirements for admission are that a person is worthy of a Christian home, has a good chance of being benefited by the climate, and presents a letter from some clergy- man or from some one the superintendent knows. Capacity:—-150. Rates:—From $25.00 a month to $25.00 a week according to service. Superintendent:—Rev. Frederick W. Oakes. Application should be made to the Superintendent. MRS. LARE'S TENT SANATORIUM (1901): For consumptives in any stage of the disease. Capacity:—33. Rates:—$1.00per day and up according to nursing and care required. Superintendent:—Mrs. M. W. Lare. Application shoidd be made to Mrs. M. W. Lare, 4633 Bert Street, Denver. THE NATIONAL JEWISH HOSPITAL FOR CONSUMPTIVES (1899): For indigent consumptives in whose cases the prognosis is fair or good. Capacity:—135. Rates:—There are no charges. Superintendent and Medical Director:—Dr. Moses ColHns. Secretary:—Mr. Alfred Muller. Application for admission can be made through directors of the Jewish Charities in all of the larger cities of the country. Each application must be accompanied by a guarantee that the patient shall not become a charge upon the community of Denver after he leaves the Hospital, and that his return transportation will be given in case of need.