Piedmont Sanatorium, 1907 “The emphasis was placed on the individual and how he/she could faci
Piedmont Sanatorium, 1907 “The emphasis was placed on the individual and how he/she could facilitate their own cure by following the sanatorium rules. The Piedmont Sanatorium Rules and Information for Patients said, ‘If you expect to get well you must work for it’. In 1920, the Daily Schedule for patients of Catawba Sanatorium according to the Rules & Information was as followed: 7:15 - Rising Bell8:00 to 8:30 - Breakfast8:30 to 11:00 - Rest or Exercise as Ordered11:00 to 12:45 - Rest on Bed1:00 to 1:30 - Dinner1:45 to 4:00 - Rest on Bed, Reading but no talking allowed. Quiet hour.4:00 to 5:45 - Rest or Exercise as Ordered6:00 - Supper8:00 - Nourishment if ordered9:00 - All patients in pavilions9:30 - All lights out Similar regimented schedules were at both, Piedmont and Blue Ridge Sanatoriums. A patient of Blue Sanatorium, Rachel Heatwole, recounts her experience in her diary and said in November 1st, 1921 entry: '…No we are not allowed to sleep in our rooms we can only move in our bed in quiet hour and until nine. It is pretty cold here sometimes’. The patients followed the rules of the sanatorium with the hope of someday leaving healthy.” -- source link
#piedmont#sanatorium#tuberculosis#medicine