Patton State Hospital
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![]() Original Patton State Hospital building, constructed 1893 | |
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Geography | |
Location | San Bernardino,California, United States |
Organization | |
Care system | Public |
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History | |
Opened | 1893 |
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Lists | Hospitals in California |
Patton State Hospitalis aforensic psychiatric hospitalinSan Bernardino,California, United States. Though the hospital has aPatton, Californiaaddress, it lies entirely within the San Bernardino city limits.[1][2]Operated by the California Department of State Hospitals,[3]Patton State Hospital is aforensichospital with a licensed bed capacity of 1287 for people who have been committed by the judicial system for treatment.[4]
History
[edit]Established in 1890 and opened in 1893 as theSouthern 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 theKirkbride Plan.[6]The original buildings were demolished after they were badly damaged in the earthquake of 1923.[7]
Accreditation
[edit]The hospital is accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of HealthCare Corganizations (JCAHO).[8]
Burials
[edit]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
[edit]- Edward Allaway[12][13]
- David Attias[14][15]
- Ron Jeremy[16]
- Bettie Page[17][18]
- Roderick Scribner[19]
- Nathan Trupp[20]
- Richard Turley
References
[edit]- ^"City of San Bernardino".
- ^California, State of."California Department of State Hospitals – Patton".dsh.ca.gov.
- ^"CA Dept of State Hospitals – Hospitals".www.dsh.ca.gov.Archived fromthe originalon 2016-03-01.
- ^"Patton State Hospital – Asylum Projects".www.asylumprojects.org.
- ^Hurd 1916,p. 50.
- ^Meares, Hadley (November 4, 2015)."'The Insane Asylum': The First Twenty Years of Patton State Hospital ".KCET.RetrievedMay 11,2017.
- ^"City of San Bernardino – Patton State Hospital".www.ci.san-bernardino.ca.us.
- ^"Quality Report – QualityCheck.org".www.qualitycheck.org.
- ^"California Department of State Hospitals: The California Memorial Project".Archived fromthe originalon February 2, 2014.
- ^Pinion-Whitt, Melissa (October 10, 2011)."Memories set in stone at Patton".San Bernardino Sun.
- ^Pinion-Whitt, Melissa (September 17, 2012)."Family, friends, remember those who died at Patton State Hospital".San Jose Mercury News.The (San Bernardino County) Sun.
- ^Hardesty, Greg (20 May 2006)."Shootings recall CSUF ordeal 31 years ago".ocregister.com.Retrieved10 July2016.
- ^Frank Shyong (20 August 2016)."Cal State Fullerton killer's hospital transfer sparks protests from his victims' families".Los Angeles Times.
- ^"David Attias Released From Patton State Hospital".KEYT.Retrieved10 July2016.
- ^"'Angel of death' transferred to less restrictive facility ".cnn.com. 7 September 2012.Retrieved10 July2016.
- ^"Ron Jeremy Ordered to Undergo Psychiatric Evaluations Ahead of Rape Trial".Newsweekdate=March 18, 2022.RetrievedJanuary 29,2023.
- ^"Pinup queen Bettie Page dies at 85".Los Angeles Times.Retrieved10 July2016.
- ^"Obituary: Bettie Page / 1950s pinup girl had resurgence".post-gazette.com.Retrieved10 July2016.
- ^Rod Scribner(2006, David Germain) "Sheriff's had taken him in..I went to the old jail to try to see him but was turned away they refused to take his glasses I had brought said they were holding him because he was a suicide risk...he ultimately ended up at Patton State Hospital"
- ^Puig, Claudia (February 17, 1989)."Man Ruled Unfit for Trial in Killings".Los Angeles Times.RetrievedJune 22,2022.
Works cited
[edit]- Hurd, Henry Mills, ed. (1916).The Institutional Care of the Insane in the United States and Canada.Vol. 2. Johns Hopkins Press. p. 434.ISBN9780405052101– via Google Books.
External links
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