Author: Ernest MorrisonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Harrisburg (Pa.)
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
The City on the Hill
Author: Ernest MorrisonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Harrisburg (Pa.)
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
Harrisburg State Hospital
Author: Phillip N. ThomasPublisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 0738598275
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 129
Book Description
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. Situated atop a hill overlooking the Susquehanna River, the original building was an early example of a Kirkbride design hospital. The facility closed in 2006 after serving the commonwealth for 155 years. Harrisburg State Hospital: Pennsylvania's First Public Asylum 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. Harrisburg State Hospital was an innovative leader in the treatment of the mentally ill, pioneering new methods of therapy even before they were common practice. It was a community and a home for those whom society could not otherwise care for.
The City on the Hill
Author: Ernest MorrisonPublisher:
ISBN: 9780964424609
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
Allentown State Hospital
Author: Steven RoyerPublisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1439670382
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 201
Book Description
Allentown State Hospital, formerly known as the Homoeopathic State Hospital for the Insane at Allentown, was the first homeopathic state hospital for the treatment of the mentally ill in Pennsylvania. On October 3, 1912, under the direction of its superintendent, Dr. Henry I. Klopp, the hospital opened its doors to receiving patients. In 1930, Dr. Klopp opened a children's ward on the hospital's grounds, one of the first of its kind in the world. Built to alleviate overcrowding in the state mental health system, the hospital quickly exceeded its own occupancy. By 1954, the population of the hospital hit its peak of 2,107 patients. However, Allentown State Hospital would consistently pioneer change in the mental health system until its closure in 2010. In 1993, a dedicated group of employees created the Psychiatric Emergency Response Team (PERT) process to provide a safer response to supporting patients in crisis. By 1998, this approach helped put the spotlight on Allentown State Hospital when it became the first hospital in the United States to go seclusion free.
The Philadelphia State Hospital at Byberry
Author: John Paul WebsterPublisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1625845359
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 197
Book Description
This account of the infamous asylum is “an excellent record of greed and corruption, but it is also a powerful testimonial to compassion and kindness” (Hidden City). The Quaker City and its hospitals were pioneers in the field of mental health. Yet by the end of the nineteenth century, its institutions were crowded and patients lived in shocking conditions. The mentally ill were quartered with the dangerously criminal. By 1906, the city had purchased a vast acreage of farmland incorporated into the city, and the Philadelphia Hospital dubbed its new venture Byberry City Farms. From the start, its history was riddled with corruption and committees, investigations and inquests, appropriations and abuse. Yet it is also a story of reform and redemption, of heroes and human dignity—many dedicated staff members did their best to help patients whose mental illnesses were little understood and were stigmatized by society. “The closed hospital’s almost forgotten story intrigued him immediately and then became his passion . . . Webster tells the hospital’s 100-year story in a brisk, easy-to-read style, and the book is illustrated with 75 photographs from the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Temple University Urban Archives, the Pennsylvania State Archives, the Athenaeum of Philadelphia, PhillyHistory.org and friends.” —Northeast Times “Webster . . . wrote his book because of his fascination with an abandoned building he discovered in 2002. He wanted to tell the story of Byberry, one he believes many people do not fully understand.” —Philadelphia Neighborhoods
Annual Report of the Trustees and Superintendent of the Penn'a State Lunatic Hospital
Author: Pennsylvania. State hospital, HarrisburgPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Psychiatric hospitals
Languages : en
Pages : 76
Book Description
Report of the Committee Appointed by Honorable Edward Martin to Make a Complete Study of the Mental Hospitals of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Author: Pennsylvania. Governor's Board for Study of Pennsylvania Mental HospitalsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Health planning
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
Dixmont State Hospital
Author: Mark BertonPublisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738545202
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Pittsburgh natives have recognized Dixmont State Hospital by its towering boiler house smokestack that stood prominently along busy Route 65. It has been a topic of curiosity, urban exploration, ghost hunts, and historical research; but prior to its closing in 1984, Dixmont State Hospital stood as a refuge to the mentally ill for three counties in western Pennsylvania. A majestic study in the Kirkbride design of asylum architecture, Dixmont was originally built by the Western Pennsylvania Hospital in 1859 as a private venture before being bought by the commonwealth. It was named for famed mental health care reformer Dorothea Dix, who was instrumental in choosing the hospital's site--a site chosen for its tranquility and its view of the Ohio River. Dixmont was completely razed in January 2006 to make way for a multi-parcel commercial endeavor. But for those who spent time there, Dixmont was a vibrant community within a community. Through historic photographs, Dixmont State Hospital opens up this world that was off limits to the general public but was alive with festivals, celebrations, and the successful treatment of patients.
J. Horace McFarland
Author: Ernest MorrisonPublisher: Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 474
Book Description
Ernest Morrison compellingly tells the story of J. Horace McFarland's defense of Niagara Falls from power company interests, collaboration with John Muir and others to preserve the Hetch Hetchy Valley at Yosemite, and becoming known as the father of the National Park Service. This book is a vivid account of his crucial role in early conservation.
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