The Burgazada Sanitarium, founded in 1928, is one of the oldest sanitariums in the country. After several stays in sanitariums and mental hospitals, he moved to Paris in 1920. These sanitariums evolved into hospitals, forming the core of Adventists' medical network. After the war, Dr. Menninger led a national revolution to reform state sanitariums. Sargent was an alcoholic and a frequent patient in sanitariums and received electroconvulsive therapy. Over the years, other Adventist sanitariums were established around the country. King's sanitariums primarily treated psychiatric problems, but could serve as general hospital facilities. He arranged stays for sick students at sanitariums. He experienced nervous breakdowns and spent time in sanitariums. Mabel White, the sanitariums first nurse did all the cooking and cleaning. Stevenson traveled with her son to sanitariums across the region. Polly's husband was in and out of sanitariums several times, fighting alcoholism. She went to several sanitariums in an effort to kick her dependency. Antibiotics were used to treat TB, and the mountain sanitariums were converted to other uses.