Barlow Respiratory Hospital

Barlow Respiratory Hospital
Barlow Respiratory Hospital
Barlow Respiratory Hospital is located in the Los Angeles metropolitan area
Barlow Respiratory Hospital
Location in Los Angeles
Geography
Location2000 Stadium Way, Los Angeles, California, United States
Coordinates34°04′34″N 118°14′53″W / 34.076°N 118.248°W / 34.076; -118.248
History
Opened1902
Links
ListsHospitals in California
Official nameBarlow Sanitorium
DesignatedOctober 9, 1990[1]
Reference no.504

The Barlow Respiratory Hospital is a hospital located in the Elysian Park neighborhood of Echo Park, near Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California. The hospital operates satellite sites in Van Nuys, California and in Whittier, California. It is formerly known as Barlow Sanitorium.

Originally a tuberculosis sanatorium, Barlow Respiratory Hospital is a long-term acute care facility and a regional weaning center in Los Angeles that specializes in weaning chronically critically ill patients from mechanical ventilation and also treats respiratory diseases and related secondary ailments. The hospital treats approximately 900 patients a year and specializes in ventilator weaning.

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