St. Joseph's Hospital or Sanatorium - El Paso, Texas

St. Joseph's Hospital or Sanatorium - El Paso, Texas

High altitude, sunshine, and rest were the preferred treatment for tuberculosis in the 19th century. As soon as the railroad came to El Paso in 1881, tuberculosis patients arrived to improve their chances for survival. Also, where many undocumented women gave birth. Nurse on porch of St. Joseph's Sanatorium in El Paso TX Picture is from Aultman collection.

Area: Central / Rim Road

Collection: Aultman Collection

Source: El Paso Public Library

Uploaded by: El Paso Museum of History

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@ Zenaida, some googling told me that this hospital was also known as the Albert Baldwin Hospital. I googled that and found the address 1901 Grandview. It either doesn’t have an image recorded on google maps or, it has been torn down/remodeled.

My husband was born at the Saint Joseph maternity in 1963. What is the physical address? And is this building still there?

My mother was born at this hospital in 1946.

I worked there for about a year, 1963, on the 3rd floor. Mainly geriatric at that time, but we also had two active tuberculosis patients while I was there.

I worked there for about a year, 1963, on the 3rd floor. Mainly geriatric at that time, but we also had two active tuberculosis patients while I was there.

The hospital is no longer there it was torn down decades ago and something else is now built on the site

March is Women's History Month.

I was also born at St. Joseph's Maternity Unit, in January 1967. Thank you for the address. I'm a military veteran (former Air Force aviator) and bilingual keynote speaker. I have been curious to know how from the border I was born (I reference this in my keynotes everywhere I speak - CaptainMama.com). I appreciate the address. Do you know what MONTH in 1967 the unit was closed?

In 1957, St. Joseph Hospital was located at 1901 Grandview Ave. It had been a medical facility for many years prior to being run by the Sisters of St. Joseph. That same year, St. Joseph's Maternity Unit was at 1001 N. Kansas and was a part of Hotel Dieu Hospital. The maternity unit was established about 1941, and closed in 1967. This is probably where you were born. A good book to look at is The Caregivers, El Paso's Medical History 1898-1998, by Barbara Funkhouser.

I was born at St. a Joseph's maternity in 1957. Is this the same place? My mother lived in Juarez Chihuahua. WHAT WAS he address of this place?

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