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April 19, 2010 Proposal to cut 50 beds at Terrell State Hospital draws concern

A proposal to cut 50 beds at the region's public psychiatric hospital is generating concern from North Texas officials. The loss of 50 beds at the 300-bed Terrell State Hospital is one of many proposed cuts to close a state budget gap of up to $15 billion. But local officials said it would be one of the most painful.

April 18, 2010 Vermont State Hospital's future still in limbo

The Senate Institutions Committee wants to set aside $15 million from a one-time allocation of extra federal Medicaid money to cover the cost of constructing a 15-bed secure residential facility for some patients now at the Vermont State Hospital.

April 14, 2010 Hidden Columbia: The S.C. State Hospital - Part 3

In part 3 of Anderson Burns' series on the S.C. State Hospital, he chronicles the demise of conditions at the asylum following the Civil War.

April 11, 2010 Video: A peek inside the state hospital

A Portland State University professor's documentary, which people can catch today, looks at Oregon State Hospital and its people.

April 11, 2010 Westboro State Hospital set to close

Westborough State Hospital is only the latest on the list of state hospitals to be shuttered.

April 11, 2010 $200,000 fire damages Richardson Complex

A two-alarm fire caused an estimated $200,000 in damage early Saturday to the main “towers” building at the landmark H. H. Richardson Complex on Forest Avenue.

April 10, 2010 Fire damages historic Richardson complex

Fire damaged the tower of the historic H. H. Richardson Complex in Buffalo early Saturday morning. Two alarms were sounded shortly after 3:00am. Firefighters confined the fire to the second floor. It caused an esimated $200,000 in damage. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

April 9, 2010 Bryce Hospital Cemetery Memorial

A memorial ceremony is to be held on Sunday April 18th in honor of patients buried in the cemeteries at Bryce Hospital. The ceremony will take place in the hospital’s chapel at 2PM.

April 9, 2010 Fulton state hospital workers fight for jobs

Union workers from the Fulton State Hospital delivered hundreds of petition cards to the governor's office on Thursday to fight to save their jobs and their services. The workers face desperate times. They've been told that, beginning fairly soon and continuing through the end of next year, as many as 200 of their colleagues could lose their jobs at the hospital.

April 8, 2010 Giving new life to old hospitals

Built strong and with a purpose, health facilities can be difficult to transform to new uses after they are abandoned. They have sturdy floors, engineered to support heavy equipment but difficult to drill through for new wiring and plumbing. To reduce the risk of fire -- always a greater danger anywhere oxygen is being used -- many older buildings were fireproofed with asbestos.

April 8, 2010 Hidden Columbia: The S.C. State Hospital - Part 2

In an age of prosperity and wealth for the Palmetto State, visionary's opened one of the first mental asylums in the nation in 1828. Anderson continues his story of the State Mental Hospital in Part 2.

April 7, 2010 Brattleboro Retreat Hopes To Be Part Of State Hospital Replacement

Mental health policy makers hope to replace the Vermont State Hospital with new facilities linked to hospitals in Rutland and the Upper Valley. Vermont's oldest psychiatric facility, the Brattleboro Retreat, says it should be part of the solution for the state hospital.

April 6, 2010 What's Next For The Vermont State Hospital?

Federal regulators have again denied certification to the Vermont State Hospital. They say the hospital doesn't have a good system for reporting problems and the facility itself has problems like an improperly installed sink, and automatic door closer.

April 2, 2010 Hidden Columbia: The S.C. State Hospital - Part 1

For over a year, the requests have been coming in for Hidden Columbia to tell the story of the old state mental hospital. Part one of a series of Hidden Columbia's opens the door to that story. To see how and why South Carolina State Hospital was founded, click on the story in the video viewer...

April 1, 2010 State nears decision on Mayview property

The future of the Mayview State Hospital site should come into focus in a couple of weeks as the state Department of General Services is expected to choose one of two redevelopment proposals.

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