Children's pool in Bethesda
The children's sol bath (from 1862 to 2003 children's sol bath Bethesda ) in Bad Friedrichshall is a child and youth welfare facility and former children's sanatorium that has existed since 1862.
history
Beginnings
In the 1850s there were first discussions and negotiations between the doctors August Hermann Werner from Ludwigsburg and Dr. Pfeilsticker from Kochendorf , a children's sanatorium, based on the model of Werner's Ludwigsburg sanatorium, to be built in what is now Bad Friedrichshall- Jagstfeld . For this purpose, a building site near the Friedrichshall salt works was acquired in 1860 .
On June 17, 1862, the Bethesda children's sanatorium was opened as a branch of the Ludwigsburg sanatorium and the new building was occupied. The name Bethesda is named after a cistern in Jerusalem, which was also said to have healing powers . The Werner family and the King of Württemberg were responsible for the institution . At the beginning, six children were looked after and cared for in the facility. The children came from mostly poor backgrounds and were weak or had scrofula . August Hermann Werner viewed the Jagstfeld facility as a summer stay for the Ludwigsburg children entrusted to him, whom he himself brought to Jagstfeld by ship. In 1868 an extension became inevitable due to the great demand: the north wing in the direction of Jagstfeld was built. The southern wing was built in 1874, so that in future 280 children could be admitted annually.
In the following years, all diseases based on metabolic disorders were treated. In 1898, following structural changes, a new extension is inaugurated. Isabella Countess von Zeppelin , Mary von Waldersee and professors from all over Germany also attend the celebrations . After 1899 the old building was converted into Bethesda II . During the First World War the houses had to be evacuated and a hospital was set up. As a result of the war, both buildings were badly destroyed and Bethesda got into financial distress, as from now on there was no longer a king.
In 1926, Bethesda became an institution of the Inner Mission , which should provide greater financial opportunities, in the following years new methods to strengthen the physical condition (for example, the Klappsche creep ) were introduced.
With financial support from Kriegshilfe Württemberg and the Landesversicherungsanstalt Württemberg, the new building could be carried out in 1928, which was completed and inaugurated in 1930. Until 1939, the Esslingen Children's Fund took over the distribution of the places. In 1933 there were 1333 children in the children's brine bath, and in 1939 there were already 1881 children who came to Jagstfeld for a cure. With further grants and donations, further new buildings and renovations could be implemented in 1936 and 1937. The 75th anniversary celebration in 1937 had to be canceled because the health department had closed the house for a few days due to diphtheria .
From 1938 soldiers were stationed in the children's sol baths. Although the rush to the cure in Bethesda was greater than ever during the summer vacation of 1939, the house had to be evacuated for refugees and wounded on the night of August 26th to 27th. It was not until January 1940 that children returned to the brine bath. On January 17, 1940, the children's pool was transferred to the Württemberg State Welfare Association . In 1941 children from all over Germany came to Bad Friedrichshall for a cure, but in April the house was converted again into a disaster relief hospital. From 1942 the demand was so great that not all interested parties could be considered. Furthermore, the sisters had to go to the air raid shelter with the children more and more often . After the air raid on Heilbronn , the Bethesda is converted into a multi-purpose building. Large parts of the houses were destroyed in the air raids on Bad Friedrichshall .
After the end of the war, the Bethesda I was converted into the headquarters of the Americans and all inventory was moved to Mannheim. In August 1945 the city of Heilbronn took over Bethesda and opened a hospital. Only in June 1946 could brine treatments be carried out again. The city of Heilbronn added an infection department to the children's clinic and was supported by the state welfare association. Although the cooperation with the city of Heilbronn went smoothly, the state welfare association had taken over the children's clinic and the infection departments. After 17 years in Jagstfeld, the children's clinic moved back to Heilbronn in 1962.
After 1952, educational work found more and more use in the children's brine bath. With more and more children with psychosomatic health disorders, which were often associated with behavioral problems, the educational offer was constantly expanded. In 1973, cures for mentally handicapped children were offered for the first time. From 1975 onwards, the children's solitary bath offered youth welfare offices the opportunity to brief children from emergency situations in the family to Bethesda.
After the children had been taught by teachers since 1980 and the number of teachers increased, the Bethesda School Hospital School, which still exists today, was founded in Wilhelmstrasse in cooperation with the Heilbronn district .
The association assembly of the state welfare association Württemberg-Hohenzollern decided on November 26th, 2002 to end the sponsorship of the children's pool Bethesda by December 31st, 2003; on December 31, 2004 the association itself was dissolved.
Today's children's brine bath
On July 1, 2003, the Kindersolbad gGmbH was founded, supported by the Bad Friedrichshall Youth Aid . The existence of the children's pool could thus be secured. In addition to inpatient assistance for upbringing, it now offers outpatient and semi-inpatient assistance, school social work at primary and secondary schools, youth work in municipalities, support for municipalities in developing the municipal educational landscape, and outpatient educational help for families.
From March 2005 the new building of the main building was built, which was ready for occupancy in 2006. The official inauguration of the new building took place on July 28, 2006. On June 6, 2017, construction work began on the new Bohnerthaus, which was getting on in years and had become too small. The new building is in close proximity to the main building.
The old building, some of which is more than 100 years old, has been demolished since the beginning of 2018 in order to implement new residential and commercial buildings at this point.
literature
- City administration Bad Friedrichshall: Through the past and present of the city of Bad Friedrichshall . Bad Friedrichshall, 1961