Editing Jackson Park Sanitarium

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| construction_ended = 1893
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| location = Chicago, IL
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| alternate_names = La Rabida
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The Jackson Park Sanitarium, also known as La Rabida, was a sanitarium on the south shore of Lake Michigan near the University of Chicago that was aimed at the treatment of "rheumatic" conditions.  La Rabida derives its name from the convent of Santa Maria de Rabida near Palos de Moguer, Andalusia and was associated with the Department of Pediatrics and Bobs Roberts Memorial Hospital for Children.  The building that originally housed the Sanitarium was housed in a replica of the convent built for 1893 World's Columbian Exposition located in Jackson Park by the Spanish government, hence the naming La Rabida.   The orignal exposition center was destroyed in a fire in 1922 and bounced from various buildings for many years.  The primary goal of the facility was the treatment of children who had been abused or suffered from congenital conditions.  

Currently located at 6501 South Promontory Drive (East 65th Street at Lake Michigan), Chicago, IL 60649 this facility is still in operation today.
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-*La Rabida Children's Hospital (Current)
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-==History==
-For the Chicago World's Fair Columbian Exposition in 1893, the government of Spain constructed its exhibition hall as a replica of Spain’s La Rabida Monastery – the embarkation site of Columbus’ new world exploration in 1492. After the fair, the Spanish Consulate donated the building, located on Lake Michigan at Jackson Harbor to the City of Chicago for use as a fresh air sanitarium for sick children. A group of volunteer women led the effort to equip and staff the facility, raising money for operations and recruiting volunteer physicians.
-The Women's Board of La Rabida made it their mission to provide a “medical refuge for sick children” and relief for "tired and weary mothers.” Early in its history, La Rabida was saving the lives of children who suffered from illnesses and diseases associated with slum squalor and unsafe food handling practices. Children acquired severe and sometimes fatal illnesses from milk and food that had not been stored and cooled properly.
+The Jackson Park Sanitarium, also known as La Rabida, was a sanitarium on the south shore of Lake Michigan near the University of Chicago that was aimed at the treatment of "rheumatic" conditions.  La Rabida derives its name from the convent of Santa Maria de Rabida near Palos de Moguer, Andalusia and was associated with the Department of Pediatrics and Bobs Roberts Memorial Hospital for Children.  The building that originally housed the Sanitarium was housed in a replica of the convent built for 1893 World's Columbian Exposition located in Jackson Park by the Spanish government, hence the naming La Rabida.   The orignal exposition center was destroyed in a fire in 1922 and bounced from various buildings for many years.  The primary goal of the facility was the treatment of children who had been abused or suffered from congenital conditions.
-For generations, La Rabida has responded to the medical needs companion to the time. As food handling technology improved, La Rabida turned its attention to rheumatic fever which was claiming the lives of young children between the 1930s through the 1950s. The hospital gained international recognition for research that led to the eradication of the disease. In the 1960s, with the threat of rheumatic fever quelled, La Rabida made a formal commitment to treat the chronic illnesses of childhood.
+Currently located at 6501 South Promontory Drive (East 65th Street at Lake Michigan), Chicago, IL 60649 this facility is still in operation today.
-Today, La Rabida employs some of the nation’s top professionals who provide treatment of lifelong medical conditions, including asthma, cerebral palsy, diabetes, Down syndrome, sickle cell disease, and developmental disabilities. It also provides Illinois’ most extensive hospital-based programs for child abuse and trauma, serving as a model for other health care institutions across the U.S.
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