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|Body= Upon opening the Ward's Island Asylum became the Male Department of the New York City Insane Asylum system, and it operated independently from the original Asylum, now the Female Department, on Blackwell's Island. Immediately, all male patients were shipped upriver to this new building. Regrettably, this new hospital was no real improvement and suffered from many defects. The eating and lighting proved to be inadequate, the furniture was crude, and many patients did not even have eating utensils to use at meal time. The nurse-to-patient ratio was one to 30, while the physicians proved inexperienced, only serving at the Asylum until they had enough experience to move on. Attendants proved similarly inadequate, as did treatment of patients, with many being locked in their rooms. The patients often were mingled with no regard to disease and with no treatment. On top of this, the hospital soon found itself overcrowded and in need of more space.  [[Manhattan Psychiatric Center|Click here for more...]]
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|Body= In 1889 the California legislature approved the construction of Patton in order to provide care to those deemed mentally ill in southern California. The Grand Lodge of the Free and Accepted Masons of California laid the cornerstone of the original building on December 15, 1890. At the time of its establishment, Patton was regarded as a state-of-the-art mental healthcare facility, designed along the Kirkbride plan —a popular design for large asylums in the 19th century. The Kirkbride, as the main building was called, was an elaborate and grandiose structure with extensive grounds, designed to promote a healthy environment in which to recover.  [[Patton State Hospital|Click here for more...]]
 
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Revision as of 10:37, 20 July 2025

Featured Article Of The Week

Patton State Hospital


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In 1889 the California legislature approved the construction of Patton in order to provide care to those deemed mentally ill in southern California. The Grand Lodge of the Free and Accepted Masons of California laid the cornerstone of the original building on December 15, 1890. At the time of its establishment, Patton was regarded as a state-of-the-art mental healthcare facility, designed along the Kirkbride plan —a popular design for large asylums in the 19th century. The Kirkbride, as the main building was called, was an elaborate and grandiose structure with extensive grounds, designed to promote a healthy environment in which to recover. Click here for more...

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