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Madisonville State Tuberculosis Sanatorium – Kentucky …

WEB(From the Messenger-Inquirer, Owensboro, Kentucky, 24 September 1950) History (From the Messenger, Madisonville, Kentucky, 27 September 1950) The District One …

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State Tuberculosis Sanatoria – Kentucky Historic Institutions

WEBThe first tuberculosis sanatorium in Kentucky was Hazelwood Sanatorium and accepted its first patients in 1907. Over the course of the next five years, two more tuberculosis …

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Kentucky Baptist Hospital – Kentucky Historic Institutions

WEBBy the time Kentucky Baptist Hospital had opened its doors, the Southern Baptists had twenty-four hospitals with a total of 6,000 beds. Located on Barret (now Barrett) and …

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Profiles in Kentucky Medicine & Science

WEBProfiles in Kentucky Medicine and Science is dedicated to the men and women who have made contributions to medicine, science and other humanitarian efforts for the people of …

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Central State Hospital – Kentucky Historic Institutions

WEBThis plan would raise the average daily expenditure per patient from $3.63 to $4.43, in addition to begin the process of constructing new buildings at Central State. Included in …

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Kentucky’s Female-Led Bacteriology Laboratory

WEBState Bacteriologist, Assistant, Microscopists, and Mailing Clerk. Image from the Bulletin of the State Board of Health of Kentucky. Dr. Lillian South (left) and Miss …

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Oakwood State Hospital and School

WEBOakwood opened in Somerset, Kentucky in the early 1970s. Its mission was to serve as a “modern and innovative” facility for training the mentally retarded to live in the …

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Western State Hospital – Kentucky Historic Institutions

WEBHistory Established in 1848 as the Western Lunatic Asylum of Kentucky in Hopkinsville, the original tract of land, “Spring Hill,” was composed of 386 acres and was purchased for …

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Louisville City Hospital – Kentucky Historic Institutions

WEBThe Louisville City Hospital was a municipal institution rather than being administered under poor and pauper laws. Up until 1836, the hospital was designed to first meet the needs …

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Infirmaries and Poorhouses – Kentucky Historic Institutions

WEBIn 1910 there were more than 84 thousand paupers that were enumerated in poorhouses in the United States; this was a marked increase of 3 percent compared to 1904. In …

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Saint Anthony Hospital – Kentucky Historic Institutions

WEBHistory Opening in 1902, Saint Anthony Hospital was founded by the Franciscan Sisters, with their mother home in Lafayette, Indiana. The goal of the Sisters of St. Francis was …

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Kentucky School of Medicine – Kentucky Historic Institutions

WEBImage from Medicine and its Development in Kentucky The Kentucky School of Medicine, in Louisville, Kentucky, was established in 1850. It was part of the Funk Seminary in La …

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Kentucky’s African American Men and Women of Medicine

WEBDr. Maurice F. Rabb was the first African American to train at General Hospital, Louisville, Kentucky, and became Jefferson County Medical Society’s first …

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Kentucky State Reformatory – Kentucky Historic Institutions

WEBHistory Built in the late 1700s, the Kentucky State Penitentiary was Kentucky's very first attempt at a large-scale prison facility. Approximately 80 years after Kentucky State …

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Kentucky Correctional Psychiatric Center

WEBKentucky Correctional Psychiatric Center in 1981. (From the Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, 23 January 1981) History Opening in 1981, the Kentucky Psychiatric …

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U.S. Narcotic Farm – Kentucky Historic Institutions

WEBHistory On March 13, 1930, the Mellon Committee, consisting of United States Secretary of the Treasury (Mellon), Secretary of War and the Attorney General, announced that …

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The Early Anti-Tuberculosis Movement in Kentucky

WEBThe anti-tuberculosis movement in Kentucky found its roots in the early 20th-century, primarily in the Jefferson County region. On June 7, 1905, a group of …

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Our Lady of Peace – Kentucky Historic Institutions

WEBHistory Sister Mary Benigna Our Lady of Peace Hospital was founded in 1951 by the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth as a treatment facility for adults with mental disorders. The first …

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The Historical Use of Restraints in Asylums – Kentucky Historic

WEBHistorical Use of Restraints at Eastern State Hospital According to records from Eastern State Hospital, Lexington, Kentucky, there were several types of …

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