Norristown State Hospital
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| Norristown State Hospital | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Place | Norristown, Pennsylvania, (US) |
| Organization | |
| Care System | Public hospital |
| Hospital Type | Specialist |
| Services | |
| Emergency Dept. | Unknown |
| Beds | Unknown |
| Speciality | Psychiatric hospital |
| History | |
| Founded | 1880 |
| Links | |
| Website | Homepage |
| See also | Hospitals in the United States |
Norristown State Hospital opened in 1880 in Norristown, Pennsylvania, USA. The hospital was Pennsylvania's first state inpatient psychiatric facility and is now the only one in southeastern Pennsylvania. The hospital was built in the "cottage model" (see Asylum architecture) with a number of separate structures. The hospital advocated moral therapy and limited restraint. In the mid twentieth century, there were over 4000 patients. The hospital now serves 307 patients in General Psychiatry and 120 in Forensic Psychiatry.[1]
