Located in a conifer forest, it operated as an independent institution between 1904 and 2000, before being integrated into the structures of the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Center of Pulmonology.

On May 24, 1901, the "Association of the Province of Posen for Combating Tuberculosis as a Social Disease" (Polish: Stowarzyszenia do Walki z Gruźlicą jako Chorobą Społeczną Prowincji Poznańskiej) took the decision to construct a tuberculosis (TB) sanatorium for women in the village of Smukała, close to Bydgoszcz.

[2] The site selected for the construction of the clinic was an 80-year-old pine forest near the Bromberg/Bydgoszcz-Wyrzysk railway, some 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) north of Bydgoszcz.

On this occasion, the German Emperor Wilhelm II sent an official telegram of congratulation and the architect Carl Meyer was awarded the Order of the Red Eagle, 4th class.

[5] At that time, the clinic was used as a showcase in the Bydgoszcz Province, like a health care Potemkin village, regularly visited by high representatives of the Polish People's Republic administration.

[10] After Meyser's death in 1952, the level of medical services steadily decreased and the training and scientific role of the facility was taken over by the Tuberculosis Hospital in Bydgoszcz.

[10] In 1975, it became part of the "Anti-Tuberculosis Specialist Health Care Center in Bydgoszcz", seated at today's 2 Gimnazjalna street.

[10] In the post-war period, with the development of modern pharmacotherapy against tuberculosis, the traditional treatment in sanatorium lost gradually its importance[7] Instead, new procedures were introduced, such as cardiothoracic surgery or pulmonary reconstruction.

In the 1990s, the initial functions of the medical pavilions were changed: utility rooms were extended and apartments for nurses were built.

[9] Since 2000, along with the reorganization of the health service, the sanatorium facility has been incorporated into the network of the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Center of Pulmonology in Bydgoszcz.

[9] In 2023, decision was made to completely renovate the centre, to add specialist rehabilitation wards, a palliative care facility and a home for the elderly.

[1] The ensemble is characterised by a massive body, with a central part flanked by two wings, each element being covered with a Half hip roof.