The first suggestion of sanatoria in the modern sense was likely made by George Bodington, who opened a sanatorium in Sutton Coldfield in 1836 and later published his essay "On the Treatment and Cure of Pulmonary Consumption" in 1840.
Prima sugestie de sanatorii în sens modern a fost făcută probabil de George Bodington, care a deschis un sanatoriu la Sutton Coldfield în 1836 și mai târziu a publicat eseul său, „On the Treatment and Cure of Pulmonary Consumption”, în 1840.