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Harrisburg State Hospital: Pennsylvania's First Public Asylum (Images of America) A book written by Phillip N Thomas presents a pictorial history of the hospital from the first year of only 12 patients through the peak of state care, when the population reached over 2,500 in the 1950s. City on the Hill.
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May 19, 2013 · Just east of the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex are the grounds of the Harrisburg State Hospital, the commonwealth’s first public facility for the mentally ill and disabled. Originally planned in 1845, the official name became the Pennsylvania State Lunatic Hospital in 1848 and eventually just the Harrisburg State Hospital. The hospital was an outgrowth of […]
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May 29, 2023 · A Beacon of Hope in the Mid-19th Century. In the heart of Pennsylvania, the Harrisburg State Hospital is a testament to mental health care’s evolution. Its story began in 1845 when it was established as the Pennsylvania State Lunatic Hospital and Union Asylum for the Insane, offering a haven for the mentally ill throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Phillip N. Thomas. Arcadia Publishing, 2013 - History - 128 pages. In rare historical photos, discover the story of the hospital, her caretakers, and those cared for at Harrisburg State Hospital for over 150 years. Harrisburg State Hospital opened in 1851 as the Pennsylvania State Lunatic Hospital, the first public institution in the state.
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May 21, 2015 · A 1963 photo of Harrisburg State Hospital, the midstate's only state-run psychiatric ward and one of the oldest in the state. The facility closed Jan. 27, 2006, under Gov. Ed Rendell's administration.
Jul 21, 2015 · Published: Jul. 21, 2015, 12:30 p.m. By. Daniel Simmons-Ritchie | simmons-ritchie@pennlive.com. Amid some controversy, Pennsylvania closed the Harrisburg State Hospital in 2006 - one of the...
May 15, 2019 · May 15, 2019 | 9:20 AM. Pennsylvania’s state hospitals: A ‘long history of evolution’ continues with Norristown unit closure. By Keira McGuire. Pennsylvania’s first state hospital opened in 1851. The Pennsylvania State Lunatic Hospital, later known as Harrisburg State Hospital, sat atop a hill overlooking the Susquehanna River.
