CRESSON SANATORIUM TME LINE

 

1911  Andrew Carnegie sells land to Commonwealth of Pa. for one dollar.

1913  San opened in January

1914  Grace Chapel erected.

1915  First small school house erected.

          West Wing built.

          First Recreation Hall built.

          Dining Room enlarged.

          Medical Director’s residence built.

1919  Training School for practical nurses established.

1921  Five more cottages were added to Men's Camp. 

1922  A "playhouse" with swimming pool for the children built.

          First x-ray equipment purchased

1925  New school houses constructed consisting of two  4-room buildings.

          Garage built.

          New Entertainment Hall built.

1931  Barn remodeled and made into a dormitory for non-patient male employees. 

1930’s  Work started remodeling the Children's Playhouse in the

             late 1930's, converting it into the present Surgery Building.

1932  Children's House, with a capacity of 122 beds, was opened for children. 

1947  Chapel completely refurbished in 1947. 

           Streptomycin first used in treatment of TB.

1949   Addition built at the rear of Grace Chapel

           Two doctors' cottages built and ready for occupancy.

1950   Units #1 and #2 opened.

           Nurses Home opened.

           Small addition built onto Grace Chapel.

           Children's Department closed in August 1950    (Later became Unit 3.)

           Major medical chest surgery routinely performed.

           Medical Social Worker added to staff in February.

           Occupational Therapy Department established in February.

           Nurses Training School reorganized with full time instructor.

1951   Entertainment Hall, or Auditorium, completely renovated.

           Completed Units 2 & 3.

           Tore down men’s and women’s cottages.

           Nurse’s Residence renamed O’Halloran Hall

           Alterations made to four large wards in the men's hospital, converting them into

           rooms and small wards.

1952   Addition made to the Administration Building

           Medical Service Unit was opened for occupancy in October.

           Isonazid first used in treatment of TB.

1956   Facility renamed Laurence F. Flick State Hospital in December.

1962   Administration Building front entrance remodeled.

1964   Became Cresson State School and Hospital

1970’s  Name changed to Cresson Center.

1983   Transferred to the Dept of Corrections.