Waverly Hills

The hospital, known as Waverly Hills, located in Louisville, Kentucky  was opened in 1910 and was considered to be the most advanced tuberculosis hospital in the country. If a patient had any chance of surviving the disease, Waverly Hills was the place to come for treatment. Of course, treatment in those days were primitive at best, meaning that many simply came here to die. In those days, it was believed that the best cure for tuberculosis was plenty of nutritional food, plenty of rest and plenty of fresh air. Many patients came to Waverly and were actually cured and became well enough to once again enter society. For those not as fortunate, Waverly was the last place they ever saw. Records have been lost, but it is estimated that tens of thousands died at Waverly. At the height of the tuberculosis epidemic, it is reported that one patient an hour died.

There are reports of a little girl moving about the third floor, a boy named Bobby playing with a ball, of doors slamming, of rooms that light up though there is no power source, and unearthly voices that have no known origin.

Sounds of torment are often heard within the halls and walls of this location.

Ghosts have been seen in the form of shadow people, partial and full apparitions and ectoplasmic clouds.
Room 502 is the most famous area of the hospital. In 1928, the head nurse was found dead in this room. She hung herself presumably because she was pregnant and unmarried. The  coroner’s office listed her death as suicide.

Another nurse in 1932, who worked in room 502, supposedly committed suicide when she jumped from the balcony of the roof. A full body apparition of a female nurse in white has also been seen on this floor. A voice has been heard in this room to say, "Get Out" and the general feeling of despair is felt. Investigators and visitors are extremely fascinated with room 502 and the stories of two nurses that supposedly committed suicide.

 A security guard reported seeing a light flickering on the third floor. From the outside he could see what appeared to be movement in front of the light.  When he went upstairs to investigate he found nothing.

The Death Tunnel
The “body chute” is actually a 500 foot long tunnel that leads from the hospital to the railroad tracks at the bottom of the hill. When a patient died they were sent down the tunnel to an awaiting hearse.  The tunnel was used in order to keep morale high so that patients wouldn't see the hearses or the bodies.  Steps line one side of the tunnel while the other side consisted of a rail and cable system to lower the bodies. Disembodied voices, EVP's and EMF spikes are often experienced along the Death Tunnel passage.

Waverly functioned as a tuberculosis hospital until 1961, when is was closed to be quarantined and renovated to be opened again in 1962 as Wood Haven Medical Services. The facility remained a geriatrics center until 1980 when it was closed by the state.