Sr. Hilary Ross in her laboratory, Infirmary, National Leprosarium, Carville. Image Courtesy of the National Hansen's Disease Museum, Permanent Collections, Carville, LA.
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Sr. Hilary Ross, Daughter of Charity, Pharmacist, Biochemist. Carville, 1923-1960.
Sister Hilary Ross, Daughter of Charity, lived and worked at Carville Hospital from 1923 to 1960, where she helped to build a research laboratory for drug testing in partnership with Public Health Service Officer Dr. George Fite.
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Infirmary, National Leprosarium, Carville, Louisiana.
The infirmary, built in 1933, had 68 beds in two open wards--men upstairs and women downstairs. Architects provided screened porches across the front of the building to allow patients fresh air.…