Difference between revisions of "Cedarcrest Regional Hospital"
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*1910, established by the State Tuberculosis Commission as the Hartford County Home for the Care and Treatment of Persons Suffering from Tuberculosis. | *1910, established by the State Tuberculosis Commission as the Hartford County Home for the Care and Treatment of Persons Suffering from Tuberculosis. | ||
| + | *1912, Renamed Hartford State Sanatorium | ||
*1924-1926- renamed Cedarcrest Sanatorium. | *1924-1926- renamed Cedarcrest Sanatorium. | ||
| + | *1937-1939 CT General Assembly Appropriates Eleven Million dollars to the Public Works Department to build additional buildings at all state Sanatoria. Governor requesting that a 5 story infirmary and research building and nurse's quarters be built at Cedarcrest. | ||
*1957- transferred to Commission on Tuberculosis and other Chronic Illness | *1957- transferred to Commission on Tuberculosis and other Chronic Illness | ||
*1959- transferred to the Health Dept. Office of Tuberculosis Control, Hospital Care, and Rehabilitation, per P.A. 148. | *1959- transferred to the Health Dept. Office of Tuberculosis Control, Hospital Care, and Rehabilitation, per P.A. 148. | ||
*1976- February, ceased operation as a sanatorium, and the treatment of chronic diseases. Facility transferred to the Dept. of Mental Health. Reopened as a psychiatric facility and renamed Cedarcrest Regional Hospital, per P.A. 77-200. | *1976- February, ceased operation as a sanatorium, and the treatment of chronic diseases. Facility transferred to the Dept. of Mental Health. Reopened as a psychiatric facility and renamed Cedarcrest Regional Hospital, per P.A. 77-200. | ||
*1995- transferred to Dept. of Mental Health and Addiction Services | *1995- transferred to Dept. of Mental Health and Addiction Services | ||
| + | *2010 Cedarcrest Closes it's doors. Patients Transferred to CVH or Discharged to supervised homes. | ||
| + | *2018- State Transfers control of the land to the Town of Newington. All buildings remain in control of the State and are not slated for demolition in the future. | ||
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Revision as of 17:30, 21 August 2018
| Cedarcrest Regional Hospital | |
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| Established | 1910 |
| Closed | 2010 |
| Current Status | Closed |
| Building Style | Single Building |
| Location | Newington, CT |
| Architecture Style | Pavilion, Art-Deco |
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History
Cedarcrest Regional Hospital was a 128 bed state hospital located on the town lines of Newington and Wethersfield. It was closed in 2010, with its residents being transferred to the Greater Bridgeport Mental Health Center and other facilities across the state.
History
- 1910, established by the State Tuberculosis Commission as the Hartford County Home for the Care and Treatment of Persons Suffering from Tuberculosis.
- 1912, Renamed Hartford State Sanatorium
- 1924-1926- renamed Cedarcrest Sanatorium.
- 1937-1939 CT General Assembly Appropriates Eleven Million dollars to the Public Works Department to build additional buildings at all state Sanatoria. Governor requesting that a 5 story infirmary and research building and nurse's quarters be built at Cedarcrest.
- 1957- transferred to Commission on Tuberculosis and other Chronic Illness
- 1959- transferred to the Health Dept. Office of Tuberculosis Control, Hospital Care, and Rehabilitation, per P.A. 148.
- 1976- February, ceased operation as a sanatorium, and the treatment of chronic diseases. Facility transferred to the Dept. of Mental Health. Reopened as a psychiatric facility and renamed Cedarcrest Regional Hospital, per P.A. 77-200.
- 1995- transferred to Dept. of Mental Health and Addiction Services
- 2010 Cedarcrest Closes it's doors. Patients Transferred to CVH or Discharged to supervised homes.
- 2018- State Transfers control of the land to the Town of Newington. All buildings remain in control of the State and are not slated for demolition in the future.
