6/10/2023 0 Comments Waverly hills sanitarium kentucky![]() ![]() They were not completely isolated, however, as many loved ones would come during visitors’ days. The hospital even had its own zip code, post office, water treatment facility, gardens, and livestock so that patients had everything they needed to live removed from the outside world. ĭue to the nature of tuberculosis the hospital operated as its own self-contained community to keep patients isolated from those without the disease. The newly constructed hospital could now hold around 500 patients. ![]() Construction to expand the hospital began in March 1924 and ended in October 1926. The original hospital was made to handle about 40 patients but it quickly became apparent that more room was needed as cases of tuberculosis continued to increase. Louisville, Kentucky in particular had a very high concentration of the disease due to the low swamps and wetlands much of the area was situated on, a perfect breeding ground for the tuberculosis. It wasn’t until 1910 that a hospital was built on the property for the treatment of tuberculosis. The property became known as Waverly Hills after the school’s own name, Waverly School. Originally the location Waverly Hills now rests on was a homestead and home to a one-room schoolhouse. Waverly Hills has been home to an estimated over 6,000 deaths during its years in operation and many believe that this influx of tragedies may be the cause of the paranormal activity that plagues the location. Louisville in Jefferson County, Kentucky was one of the hardest hit areas and home to one of the most infamous haunted locations in the world–Waverly Hills Sanatorium. Tuberculosis causes patients pain and difficulty breathing, chills, fatigue, fever, swollen lymph nodes, and a loss of appetite that contributes to dramatic weight loss in many patients. Tuberculosis is one of the most devastating diseases to ravage the United States in the early 1900s. ![]()
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