Lillian G. Carter Nursing Center
{{Short description|Historic Wise Sanitarium, birthplace of Jimmy Carter}}
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File:Wise Sanitarum, Plains, GA, US.jpg
The Lillian G. Carter Nursing Center, formerly known as the Wise Sanitarium{{cite web |url=http://americustimesrecorder.com/local/x546080665/Wise-Sanitarium-marker-dedicated |title=Wise Sanitarium marker dedicated » Local News » Americus Times-Recorder, Americus, Georgia |accessdate=2011-10-07 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120419105105/http://americustimesrecorder.com/local/x546080665/Wise-Sanitarium-marker-dedicated |archivedate=2012-04-19 }} in Plains, Georgia, United States, was a hospital. Currently, it is a nursing care facility, but was the birthplace of former United States President James Earl Carter Jr., who was born there on October 1, 1924, when his mother was working there as a registered nurse.{{cite web|url=http://www.presidentialavenue.com/jec.cfm|title=Jimmy Carter 39th President, 1977-1981 - PresidentialAvenue.com|publisher=|accessdate=26 January 2017|archive-url=https://archive.today/20031231181331/http://www.presidentialavenue.com/jec.cfm|archive-date=31 December 2003|url-status=dead}} Carter was the first US president to be born in a hospital.
History
Originally built in 1921 by Doctors Samuel, Thaddeus and Bowman Wise, children of early Plains settlers Dr. Burr T. Wise and Laura Addy Wise, the 60-bed sanitarium was one of the first small hospitals in Georgia to be recognized by the American College of Surgeons and the American Medical and Hospital Association. It also served as a training center for nurses.{{cite web|url=http://www.lat34north.com/historicmarkers/MarkerDetail.cfm?KeyID=129-A10&&MarkerTitle=Wise%20Sanitarium%201921%20~%201936|title=Wise Sanitarium 1921 ~ 1936 Marker - Historic Markers Across Georgia|publisher=|accessdate=26 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425051743/http://www.lat34north.com/historicmarkers/MarkerDetail.cfm?KeyID=129-A10&&MarkerTitle=Wise%20Sanitarium%201921%20~%201936|archive-date=25 April 2012|url-status=dead}} A separate building was attached to the sanitarium for the treatment of African Americans.
File:Lillian G. Carter Nursing Center, birthplace of Jimmy Carter.jpgIn 1976, Wise Sanitarium was transformed into Lillian Carter Health and Rehabilitation, named after President Jimmy Carter's mother, Lillian Gordy Carter, who worked at the facility when she gave birth to him there. The facility is a 100-bed skilled nursing facility that provides skilled care including physical, occupational, and speech therapies. It is currently owned by Ethica Healthcare and CHSGA.
Current use
The center continues to be in use as a skilled nursing care facility as of December 2024.
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Category:Hospital buildings completed in 1921
Category:Hospitals in Georgia (U.S. state)