A HISTORY OF HOSPITALS AND SHELTERS FOR THE SICK 35
Railroad Hospitals
By 1869, the small, doctor-owned hospitals were de creasing in number. In February 1870, the Central Pacific Railroad Hospital moved from the former Protestant Orphan Asylum it had occupied at 13th and D to a new four-story facility at 13th and C Streets. The first hospital in the world devoted entirely to railroad employees, it cost $64,000 to build, covered 65-by-35-feet with a basement, verandas, two 35-by-52-foot wings, and a kitchen 24-feet square a few feet from the main building. The hospital accommodated 125 beds
Central Pacific Railroad Hospital, 13th and C, 1870-1877. Courtesy Dr. J. B. Harris slide collection.
