Arroyo del Valle Sanitarium, originally opened as Del Valle Preventorium, was a sanitarium located in Livermore, California, United States that specialized in the treatment of tuberculosis. The hospital campus originally spanned over 160 acres. Upon opening in 1918, the hospital had a capacity of 280 patients. This was later expanded to 300. The buildings were designed by architect Henry H. Meyers of San Francisco. Originally opened as a private institution, Alameda County took over operations of the hospital in 1925.
In 1919, Dr. Chessley Bush was named medical superintendent of the sanitarium. He held the position for more than 30 years.
In 1923, Del Valle Farm was opened next to the sanatorium as a children's tuberculosis ward. The farm was eventually incorporated into the sanitarium in the 1920s. In 1949, James T. Duncan named the medical superintendent of the sanitarium until its closure. He had previously served as the director of Stony Brook Sanatorium in Kern County before moving to Livermore.
The sanitarium went into decline after Streptomycin became the main treatment for tuberculosis during the 1940s and 1950s. By 1959, the sanitarium only had 148 patients. Closure of the asylum commenced on July 1, 1960, after authorization of the Alameda County Board of Supervisors, with the last patients being removed in August 1960. Upon closure the remaining 90 patients were moved to the tuberculosis ward at Fairmont Hospital in San Leandro.
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