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|Body= The Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul established the first hospital in Los Angeles - the [[St. Vincent Sanitarium|Los Angeles Infirmary]], in 1856. It was located in the Sonora Town adobe owned by then-Mayor of Los Angeles, Don Cristobal Aguilar. Four years later, in 1860, the hospital relocated to 1416 Naud Street, between Ann (named for Sister Ann) and Sotillo Street (though other data indicates the location was 1414 Naud Street, between N. Main and San Fernando Road). In 1869, Daughters incorporated the Los Angeles Infirmary under their own ownership, the first women in the region to do so.  
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|Body= When the [[Western Maine Sanatorium|Maine State Sanatorium]] on Greenwood Mountain in Hebron opened in 1904 to treat people with tuberculosis, it was only the fourth facility in the nation operating as a statewide sanatorium. Officially, it was the Maine Sanatorium Association that created the new institution, but Dr. Estes Nichols provided the expertise in tuberculosis treatment and the energy and vision behind the new venture.  
 
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Revision as of 04:04, 21 May 2023

Featured Image Of The Week

Northern Maine San postcard.jpg
When the Maine State Sanatorium on Greenwood Mountain in Hebron opened in 1904 to treat people with tuberculosis, it was only the fourth facility in the nation operating as a statewide sanatorium. Officially, it was the Maine Sanatorium Association that created the new institution, but Dr. Estes Nichols provided the expertise in tuberculosis treatment and the energy and vision behind the new venture.
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