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| opened = 1903; 1920 | | opened = 1903; 1920 | ||
| closed = 1996 | | closed = 1996 | ||
− | | demolished = | + | | demolished = Underway |
− | | current_status = [[ | + | | current_status = [[Closed Institution|Closed]] |
− | | building_style = [[ | + | | building_style = [[Rambling Planned Institutions|Rambling Plan]] |
| architect(s) =</br> | | architect(s) =</br> | ||
* Charles Robinson | * Charles Robinson | ||
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By the 1950s the increased use of the Tuberculosis antibiotic meant fewer patients were committed to the sanatorium, with the first lasting vacancies opening in 1954. The average age of committed patients also increased the challenges faced in providing care, as the decade wore on. In 1965 Blue Ridge opened its doors to African American patients as the Piedmont Sanatorium was closed. Treatment programs were expanded in the early 1970s, and outpatient alcoholic treatment programs opened at the Sanatorium. By 1978 the sanatorium facilities were transferred to the University of Virginia, who renamed it Blue Ridge Hospital. While it continued to treat Tuberculosis patients, many other UVA medical and outpatient services were moved to the campus in the 1980s.<ref>[http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaead/published/uva-hs/viuh00015.bioghist A Guide to the Blue Ridge Sanatorium]</ref> Blue Ridge Hospital was finally closed for good in 1996, bringing to an end almost a hundred years of medical use of the Lyman Farm.<ref>http://www.vtunderground.com/other/brh.htm</ref> | By the 1950s the increased use of the Tuberculosis antibiotic meant fewer patients were committed to the sanatorium, with the first lasting vacancies opening in 1954. The average age of committed patients also increased the challenges faced in providing care, as the decade wore on. In 1965 Blue Ridge opened its doors to African American patients as the Piedmont Sanatorium was closed. Treatment programs were expanded in the early 1970s, and outpatient alcoholic treatment programs opened at the Sanatorium. By 1978 the sanatorium facilities were transferred to the University of Virginia, who renamed it Blue Ridge Hospital. While it continued to treat Tuberculosis patients, many other UVA medical and outpatient services were moved to the campus in the 1980s.<ref>[http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaead/published/uva-hs/viuh00015.bioghist A Guide to the Blue Ridge Sanatorium]</ref> Blue Ridge Hospital was finally closed for good in 1996, bringing to an end almost a hundred years of medical use of the Lyman Farm.<ref>http://www.vtunderground.com/other/brh.htm</ref> | ||
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[[Category:Virginia]] | [[Category:Virginia]] | ||
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[[Category:Past Featured Article Of The Week]] | [[Category:Past Featured Article Of The Week]] |