Ohio Hospital for Epileptics   Save
Ohio Dept. of Finance State Properties
Description: An aerial view of the Ohio Hospital for Epileptics. he hospital facility, a former Union Hospital site during the Civil War, was the first of its kind in the United States. Before the use of this hospital there did not exist any hospitals for epileptics within the United States. The reason for this hospital was to provide for those who were afflicted with epilepsy who could not find support or support themselves. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06817
Subjects: Hospitals--Ohio; Medicine--History; Gallia County (Ohio); Gallipolis (Ohio)
Places: Gallipolis (Ohio); Gallia County (Ohio); Ohio