Source:New-tuberculosis-hospital-is-opened
"New Tuberculosis Hospital is opened: Many visit institution on Leech farm—health director and councilmen speak." Pittsburgh Post, Sept. 24, 1915, p. 4. Newspapers.com 88047997.
Hundreds of persons yesterday afternoon attended the formal opening of Pittsburgh's new Tuberculosis Hospital on the Leech farm, overlooking Washington boulevard.
Among the visitors were Councilmen Robert Garland, Enoch Rauh, John S. Herron, W. Y. English, Charles H. Hetzel and John M. Goehring; Director J. F. Edwards of the department of health, Superintendent Harry Townsend of the bureau of city property; Dr. H. B. Burns, General A. J. Logan and John Williams, a member of the board of education.
Director Edwards in a brief speech to the guests said patients will be received next Thursday, and that an automobile bus is being built to carry persons from the Frankstown avenue car line to the hospital.
Councilman Garland said that although there has been criticism of the hospital location the general opinion now is that a wise selection has been made.
Councilman English, as chairman of the health and sanitation committee of council, emphasized the need of fighting tuberculosis in Pittsburgh, so that victims too poor to seek treatment in the West may have proper care.
The new hospital, a white brick, two story structure, is on an attractive plot containing about 96 acres. Under present conditions 130 patients can be accommodated, and it is planned to make additions to the various wings. The building cost about $150,000. Dr. C. M. Hamilton is superintendent of the institution.