Poudre d’Or Chest Hospital

A well-kept building dating back to 1864, this hospital still functions as a place to treat tuberculosis patients, as it has done since its inception.

The sanitarium is tucked away in an isolated seaside spot on the outskirts of a small and not much-frequented hamlet. TB is not wildly prolific here, but it does exist.

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/us-tuberculosis-tb-rates-rising

[KoalaGardens🐨]

wow what a building that is! I think we sometimes forget that TB exists more than we suspect

[Cordiander]

I find that amazing. A very nice building.

[Rob Z]

Such an interesting building with its bars and shutters...

[Dave]

Wonderful capture.

[Bucktree]

Great capture and interesting narrative.

[Mags]

It's a lovely structure and interesting story about it.

[Jerzy]

The iron bars sure add to the story. Great capture.

[Kathy]

It's interesting that there's still a special hospital for this. There was a TB sanitarium west of here that was turned into a large local hospital. I think it may have been operating as a sanitarium when I was in nursing school (early 70's).

[bkb in the city]

Amazing that there are still cases around

[Issi Bannerman]

The Golden Powder hospital. That's an interesting name for an interesting hospital.

[Kathy A]

Interesting that it is still functioning

[haskar]

Beautiful building and textures. Tuberculosis is still present and becoming dangerous as it becomes resistant to modern antibiotics.

[Call me Joe]

👌👌👌

[Karen]

@haskar
A most interesting comment - thank you! I know TB is still active, but didn't realise it was actually becoming dangerous because of antibiotic resistance.

[KAL]

Wow! There is so much history with this image! Nicely captured!

[Merrelyn]

It's a lovely old building.

[carol white]

A lovely old building. Fav 😊

[Agnes]

Beautiful building