Springfield Lake Sanatorium
Springfield Lake Sanatorium was developed for those suffering from tuberculosis, also known as consumption and the White Plague, that could be spread with coughs and sneezes. 3 6 In 1908, the Ohio state legislature passed an act declaring individuals with tuberculosis not to be admitted to general hospitals due for fear of infecting other patients.
Edwin Shaw Sanatorium
The Springfield Lake Sanitarium was renamed to the Edwin Shaw Sanatorium after Edwin Coupland Shaw, a B.F. Goodrich executive, in 1934. 2 6 Shaw had been named to the Board of Trustees in 1918. 2
Closure
On December 3, 2009, Edwin Shaw’s inpatient services relocated to the ground floor of the Falls Village Retirement Community in Cuyahoga Falls and was renamed to the Edwin Shaw Rehabilitation Institute. 3 8 The new location was not only far cheaper to manage, but it also provided the majority of patients with private rooms.