Step into History Digital Edition – A Hotel for Healing: Battle Creek Sanitarium

Step into history with a discussion about Battle Creek Sanitarium. Started after the Civil War and expanded by John Harvey Kellogg, learn about a blend of hospital level care with the comforts of a hotel. Started after the Civil War as a home of healing and faith, the introduction of John Harvey Kellogg would see Battle Creek blossom into a massive facility to treat thousands of guests. Battle Creek Sanitarium stands out in history with radical views on medicine, therapy, and promotion of vegetarianism. The sanitarium stood for decades in Michigan as a world-famous health resort that catered to all kinds of clients and maladies. Sign up now to learn about what it was like to stay at Battle Creek Sanitarium from our Lead Historian Chase Galewski.