Hall-Brooke Sanitarium
| Hall-Brooke Sanitarium | |
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| Opened | 1898 |
| Current Status | Demolished (Original buildings) |
| Building Style | Single Building |
| Location | Westport, CT |
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History[edit]
Dr. McFarland opened up McFarland’s Sanitarium and operated as head physician in 1898. In 1910 The New York Times published an article regarding Mrs. Amelia Bloch of Dr. MacFarland’s Sanitarium who fatally strangled another sanitarium patient by the name of Miss Fouchere while the nurses where not looking. A full-scale investigation was launched in 1923 when Mrs. Annie Sheeby died at McFarland’s Sanitarium and “bore bruises and marks.” Dr. McFarland was exonerated when records showed that she was among the most violent patients at the facility and her injuries were self-inflicted. Twelve days later however, McFarland struck a physically disabled man but faced no charges when the man recovered.
McFarland’s Sanitarium was later renamed Hall-Brooke Sanitarium and was under the control of Elizabeth F.S. Solomon in 1964 and in 1966 Hall-Brooke Sanitarium became the nonprofit organization, Hall-Brooke Foundation. Many Hall-Brooke employees including Dr. Robert Becker and various other state officials involved in licensing hospitals disliked Solomon’s management styles and she was later removed as director in 1980. That’s when Solomon took matters into her own hands and seized control of the institution. Hall-Brooke was later absorbed by St. Vincent’s and stands today as a level II trauma center.
