McKnight State Tuberculosis Hospital (Tex.)
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Hospital opened July 4, 1912, as the Texas State Tuberculosis Sanatorium in Carlsbad, Texas. Dr. J. B. McKnight was appointed director in 1914 by Governor Oscar B. Colquitt. The facility was renamed for Dr. McKnight in 1950. A nursing school was chartered in 1915. The hospital was designed for short-term treatment of both private and charity tuberculosis patients.
From the description of Records, 1912-1969. (Texas Tech University). WorldCat record id: 24341899
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Subjects:
- Hospitals
- Sanatoriums
- Tuberculosis
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- Texas (as recorded)
- Carlsbad (Tex.) (as recorded)
- Sanatorium (Tex.) (as recorded)
- Tom Green County (Tex.) (as recorded)
