Hazelwood Sanatorium
| Hazelwood Sanatorium | |
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| Opened | 1907/1971 |
| Current Status | Active |
| Building Style | Single Building |
| Location | Louisville, KY |
| Peak Patient Population | 200 est. late 1950s |
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History
Opened in 1907 due to the efforts of William Carrier Nones and his Kentucky Anti-Tuberculosis Association. The original building burned to the ground in 1915 and was immediately rebuilt. The sanatorium steadily grew from 60 beds in 1914 to 140 beds in 1917. A new two-story building with screened-in porches accommodated the large influx of patients from throughout the state. Monetary problems plagued Hazelwood from its beginning and eventually led to the state assuming ownership in 1920. By 1924, Hazelwood required that all patients pay a weekly rate of fifteen dollars for their treatment. Despite this effort to recover financially, the sanatorium remained overcrowded and fell into disrepair. Hazelwood Sanatorium managed to weather its financial hardship into the 1940s when it became the surgical center for the newly-built tuberculosis hospitals in Kentucky.
Over the years it was added on to and expanded before it ceased to operate as a TB hospital in 1972. At that time it was re-used to house developmentally disabled, most of them non-ambulatory. Hazelwood was a replacement for the "crib units" at Frankfort State Hospital. The "crib units" were units in which the beds had high rails to prevent patients from falling out. There were usually 2 to 4 of these per room. Today it is home to Hazelwood ICF (Intermediate Care Facility) and uses the main building.
