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Philipsburg State General Hospital was divested from the state in 1991 and operated for several years as Philipsburg Area Hospital.  It filed for bankruptcy in 2007 and eventually closed.  As of 2010, after reverting back to state ownership, the state is attempting to sell the property. The original buildings have been demolished. Like the other the other State General Hospital is most likely began as a hospital for Miners.
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Philipsburg State General Hospital was divested from the state in 1991 and operated for several years as Philipsburg Area Hospital.  It filed for bankruptcy in 2007 and eventually closed.  As of 2010, after reverting back to state ownership, the state is attempting to sell the property. Like other PA State General Hospitals, this hospital began as a hospital for miners.
  
  
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Revision as of 13:56, 2 January 2012

Philipsburg State Hospital
Closed 2007
Current Status Closed
Building Style Single Building
Alternate Names *Philipsburg Area Hospital
  • Philipsburg State General Hospital,



NOTE: Philipsburg State Hospital was one of many hospitals built for coal miners in Pennsylvania, these hospitals were also referred to as state hospitals, this hospital was not a psychiatric facility.


Philipsburg State General Hospital was divested from the state in 1991 and operated for several years as Philipsburg Area Hospital. It filed for bankruptcy in 2007 and eventually closed. As of 2010, after reverting back to state ownership, the state is attempting to sell the property. Like other PA State General Hospitals, this hospital began as a hospital for miners.


Images of Philipsburg State Hospital

Main Image Gallery: Philipsburg State Hospital



References

http://www.theprogressnews.com/default.asp?read=23776 http://www.centredaily.com/2011/07/12/2829439/property-again-fails-to-sell.html