University Tuberculosis Hospital

University Tuberculosis Hospital was a sanatorium located on Marquam Hill in Portland, Oregon, United States, established in 1939. The hospital was the third sanatorium to open in the state of Oregon after the state legislature mandated public health care for tuberculosis patients in 1909.[1]

University Tuberculosis Hospital
University Tuberculosis Hospital, 1953
Geography
LocationPortland, Multnomah County, Oregon, United States
Organization
TypeSpecialist
Services
SpecialityTuberculosis Sanatorium
History
Opened1939
Closed1963
Links
ListsHospitals in Oregon

The hospital was active until 1963, when the number of tuberculosis patients in the state had dwindled, and the Oregon State Tuberculosis Hospital in Salem was able to care for those with the disease.[2][3]

The former hospital is now referred to as the Campus Services Building and is part of the larger campus for Oregon Health & Science University on Marquam Hill.[1]

See also

References

  1. "From the Archives: The University-State Tuberculosis Hospital". Oregon Health & Sciences University. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
  2. "Oregon State Tuberculosis Hospital Collection, 1920-1960". ArchivesWest. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
  3. "Housing the Victims of the Great White Plague: The Oregon State Tuberculosis Hospital". Oregon Health & Science University. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
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