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Palace of Princess Anastasia Gagarina — now the administrative centre of the sanatorium "Utyos" along the coast of Crimea, Ukraine, 2005. In the post-Soviet countries, the term sanatorium [a] is generally used to refer to a combination resort/recreational facility and a medical facility to provide short-term complex rest and medical services.
A sanatorium (from Latin sānāre 'to heal, make healthy'), also sanitarium or sanitorium, [1] [2] is a historic name for a specialised hospital for the treatment of specific diseases, related ailments, and convalescence. Sanatoriums are often in a healthy climate, usually in the countryside. The idea of healing was an important reason for the ...
The following is a list of notable sanatoria (singular: sanatorium) in the United States. Sanatoria were medical facilities that specialized in treatment for long-term illnesses. Many sanatoria in the United States specialized in treatment of tuberculosis in the twentieth century prior to the discovery of antibiotics.
Psychiatric hospitals vary considerably in size and classification. Some specialize in short-term or outpatient therapy for low-risk patients, while others provide long-term care for individuals requiring routine assistance or a controlled environment due to their psychiatric condition.
Paimio Sanatorium is still owned by Turku University hospital, but is no longer used as a hospital. Since 2014, the main building and some staff houses have been part of The Foundation for the Rehabilitation of Children and Young People which was established in 2000 by the Mannerheim League for Child Welfare. [2]
Holloway Sanatorium was an institution for the treatment of those suffering temporary mental illness, situated on 22 acres (9 ha) of aesthetically landscaped grounds near Virginia Water in Surrey, England, about 22 miles (35 km) south-west of Charing Cross.
The film was set in the former Lyster Sanatorium or Harastølen. [1] [4] The director Pål Øie was inspired to create the film by reading about plans to demolish the defunct sanatorium. [5] [6] A mobile game based on the film, titled Villmark Sanatoriet, was developed by TurboTape Games. [7]
Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital, or HKSH, is a private hospital established in 1922 in Happy Valley, Hong Kong. HKSH has a School of Nursing, affiliated with The Open University of Hong Kong , [ 1 ] which trains nurses up to degree level.