Waverly Hills Sanitorium
Louisville, Kentucky
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The Waverly Hills Sanatorium is located in southwestern Louisville/Jefferson County, Kentucky. It opened in 1910 as a two-story hospital to accommodate 40 to 50 tuberculosis patients. In the early 1900s, Jefferson County was ravaged by an outbreak of tuberculosis (the "White Plague") which prompted the construction of a new hospital. The hospital closed in 1961, due to the antibiotic drug streptomycin that lowered the need for such a hospital. Plans have been developed to convert the sanatorium into a hotel and conference center
On August 31, 1912, all tuberculosis patients from the City Hospital were relocated to temporary quarters in tents on the grounds of Waverly Hills pending the completion of a hospital for advanced cases. In December 1912 a hospital for advanced cases opened for the treatment of another 40 patients. In 1914 a children's pavilion added another 50 beds making the known "capacity" around 130 patients. The children's pavilion was not only for sick children but also for the children of tuberculosis patients who could not be cared for properly otherwise. |
2 Investigations at this location:
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Investigation Data
MAY 28-29th, 2018
HEIDI
EVP Session on the third floor, Zone B, of Waverly Hills Sanatorium with investigator Dan Porter
My mom always said to say please...
RESIDUAL GURNEY/CART?
EVP Session in the Body Chute, Zone 1C, of Waverly Hills Sanatorium with lead investigator Nelson Nauss
GO AWAY
EVP Session in the Body Chute, Zone 1C, of Waverly Hills Sanatorium with lead investigator Nelson Nauss
JAKE
EVP Session in the Body Chute, Zone 1C, of Waverly Hills Sanatorium with lead investigator Nelson Nauss
MARCH 16-17th, 2019
A chording to who?
EVP Session in the Main Loby, Zone 1A, of Waverly Hills Sanatorium with lead investigator Nelson Nauss
