St. Helena Sanitarium opened its doors on June 8, 1878 and was first known as a Rural Health Retreat. It is the oldest Seventh Day Adventist Hospital in existence and has been operating for over 130 years. In 1906, it gave needed refuge to San Francisco earthquake victims.
In 1891, the hospital opened a training school for nurses and was the second nursing school to be established on the west coast. The first nursing class consisted of five women and one man. Nurses were offered room and board with laundry privileges. Students that did not wish to pay for their education by working, had to pay tuition of $2.50 per month. Near the end of their training they received a wage of about $20.00 per month. In 1914, the nursing school earned its accreditation.
The building named “Crystal Springs” directly to the left was the first nursing dormitory.
It is now used to house patients that come from a long distance for treatment or guests visiting patients.
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