Barlow Respiratory Hospital | |
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Geography | |
Location | 2000 Stadium Way, Los Angeles, California, United States |
Coordinates | 34°04′34″N 118°14′53″W / 34.076°N 118.248°W |
History | |
Opened | 1902 |
Links | |
Lists | Hospitals in California |
Official name | Barlow Sanitorium |
Designated | October 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.