Riverside Sanitarium
From Asylum Projects
| Riverside Sanitarium | |
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| Established | 1901 |
| Opened | 1903 |
| Closed | 1999 |
| Current Status | Demolished |
| Building Style | Single Building |
| Location | Nashville, TN |
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History[edit]
The first Black Seventh-day Adventist medical facility was founded in Nashville, Tennessee, in 1901 as the Riverside Sanitarium. Under the direction of Nellie Druillard, the sanitarium expanded to a hospital in 1927, and many prominent African-Americans visited the hospital for treatment. The Adventist Health System closed the Riverside Hospital in 1983. It was sold to First Hospital in 1988. First Hospital operated a behavioral health hospital until 1999, when it had a licensed bed count of 132.
