Patton State Hospital is a forensic psychiatric hospital in San Bernardino, California, United States. Though the hospital has a Patton, California address, it lies entirely within the San Bernardino city limits.[1][2] Operated by the California Department of State Hospitals,[3] Patton State Hospital is a forensic hospital with a licensed bed capacity of 1287 for people who have been committed by the judicial system for treatment.[4]
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Geography | |
Location | San Bernardino, California, United States |
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Care system | Public |
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History | |
Opened | 1893 |
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Lists | Hospitals in California |
History
Established in 1890 and opened in 1893 as the Southern California State Asylum for the Insane and Inebriates, it was renamed Patton State Hospital after Harry Patton, a member of the first Board of Managers, in 1927.[5] The hospital's original structure was built in accordance with the Kirkbride Plan.[6] The original buildings were demolished after they were badly damaged in the earthquake of 1923.[7]
Accreditation
The hospital is accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of HealthCare Corganizations (JCAHO).[8]
Burials
From its opening until 1934, some 2,024 patients died and were buried on the hospital grounds.[9] A memorial for them was erected and in 2011-2012 efforts were under way to identify all the deceased.[10][11]
Notable patients
References
Works cited
- Hurd, Henry Mills, ed. (1916). The Institutional Care of the Insane in the United States and Canada. Vol. 2. Johns Hopkins Press. p. 434. ISBN 9780405052101 – via Google Books.