S09E16: Primum Non Nocere (The Waverly Hills Sanatorium)

About this episode

The episode explores the history of the Waverley Hills Sanatorium and its association with tuberculosis and hauntings.

In the early 1900's Kentucky's Jefferson County was struggling to contain an outbreak of TB. In the end, a vast new facility was built to try and get control of it, and treat all those who had ocntracted it. Many did not survive.   The hospital was called the Waverley Hills Sanatorium. Today, some believe it is the most haunted hospital in the United States.  Written by Neil McRobert and produced by Richard MacLean Smith. Find us at youtube.com/@unexplainedpod, tiktok.com/@unexplainedpodcast, twitter @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or www.unexplainedpodcast.com for more info. Thank you for listening. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Richard MacLean Smith

Topics covered

• tuberculosis
• haunted hospitals
• Waverley Hills Sanatorium
• medical history
• Kentucky history

Keywords

• tuberculosis
• Waverley Hills
• haunted hospital
• Kentucky
• medical history
• Jefferson County
• early 1900s

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Kentucky, Jefferson County, Waverley Hills Sanatorium

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