Patton State Hospital

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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.Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". The hospital's original structure was built in accordance with the Kirkbride Plan.[5] The original buildings were demolished after they were badly damaged in the earthquake of 1923.[6]

Accreditation

The hospital is accredited by The Joint Commission (TJC).[7]

Burials

From its opening until 1934, some 2,024 patients died and were buried on the hospital grounds.[8] A memorial for them was erected and in 2011–2012 efforts were under way to identify all the deceased.[9][10]

Notable patients

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  19. 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"
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Works cited

External links

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