Waverly Hills Sanatorium

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The Waverly Hills Sanatorium is a former sanatorium located in the Waverly Hills neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky. In the early 1900s, Jefferson County was ravaged by an outbreak of tuberculosis – known as the "White Plague" – which prompted the construction of a new hospital. The sanatorium opened in 1910 as a two-story facility able to accommodate between 40 and 50 tuberculosis patients. As the number of tuberculosis patients increased, a larger five-story facility was constructed and opened in 1926. The hospital closed in 1961, due to the success of antibiotic drug streptomycin in lowering the needs for such a facility. At some point, plans were made to turn the abandoned hospital into a hotel, but this is no longer the case. Currently, tours of the ex-hospital are conducted within the building. It is marketed as a haunted hospital.

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