Kula Sanitorium

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Hawaii's History, A Personal Collection

Author's Personal Collection: Kula Sanatorium This substantial structure, a Public Works Administration (PWA)–funded project, replaced an earlier sanatorium which Dr. W. F. McConkey had established in 1909 to provide services to indigent tuberculosis patients. Placed at the apex of a hill at the 3,500-foot elevation, the new building allowed patients access to fresh country air and sunshine.
Author's Personal Collection

Kula Sanatorium This substantial structure, a Public Works Administration (PWA)–funded project, replaced an earlier sanatorium which Dr. W. F. McConkey had established in 1909 to provide services to indigent tuberculosis patients. Placed at the apex of a hill at the 3,500-foot elevation, the new building allowed patients access to fresh country air and sunshine.

Name/Title

Kula Sanitorium

Description

Kula, Maui This substantial structure, a Public Works Administration (PWA)–funded project, replaced an earlier sanatorium which Dr. W. F. McConkey had established in 1909 to provide services to indigent tuberculosis patients. Placed at the apex of a hill at the 3,500-foot elevation, the new building allowed patients access to fresh country air and sunshine. The rooms' screened lanai allowed patient beds to be rolled directly outside and solariums were located at the ends of each floor. Tuberculosis had been the leading cause of death in Hawaii in 1909. By 1937 it had dropped to third place behind pneumonia and heart disease, yet still claimed about four hundred lives a year in the Islands. During the 1950s, with the advent of new treatments, the building became an extended care facility. See related Stamp Cover under B. PRE 1900 COVERS & EPHEMERA - Dr. W. F. McConkey

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Create Date

September 4, 2023

Update Date

April 6, 2025