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|Body= Pennsylvania governor John S. Fine signed into law the construction of a new psychiatric hospital on July 20, 1953. The original time estimate for its consrtuction was 1956. However, due to roadblocks thrown up by neighbors and teh resistance of local interest groups, it was delayed until June 13, 1961, and did not open until October of 1962. Its first superintendant, Dr. Jack Kremens, stated that he had every intention of making this facility state of the art, with the intention of leading the industry in superior patietn care. However, his ambitions were severally limited to the small size of Haverford, and the era which it first opened its doors. During its tenure as an active state psychiatric site, it was renown for the body of clinical research it produced. A number of studies were completed, in association with the University of Pennslyvania, which involved the inpatient population directly. These studies usually ranged into a variety of subjects, but are still used by the psychiatric adn professional psychological community. One of the most enduring is these studies, was one linking Schizophrenia with ongoing tobacco use.
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|Body= In 1877, the North Carolina General Assembly appointed a committee to recommend the selection of a site for a facility for the black mentally ill which would serve the entire state. On April 11, 1878, one hundred seventy-one acres of land two miles west of Goldsboro were purchased. The site was described by Governor Z. B. Vance as ideal for a hospital building because of good elevation in a high state of cultivation and central location for the black population.
  
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When Haverford State Hospital was built it was designed to be a model of luxury care for the mentally ill. Haverford State was known by some of the locals as the "Haverford Hilton", and sometimes the "Haverford Country Club", because of the expense that went into its construction anda maintainence. The physical site itself boasted a four-lane bowling alley, a soda fountain, a pool and billards room and private rooms to all of its patients. It possessed a library containing 4,000 volumes for the access of the patient population. There was 12,4000 ft. therapy room dedicated exclusively to occupational and inductrial therapy opporunities.  [[Haverford State Hospital|Click here for more...]]
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On August 1, 1880, the first patient was admitted to the then named "Asylum for Colored Insane". Since that time, there have been several name changes including: The Eastern North Carolina Insane Asylum, Eastern Hospital, and State Hospital at Goldsboro. The name was changed to Cherry Hospital in 1959 in honor of Governor Gregg Cherry.
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The bed capacity for the hospital when established was seventy-six but over one hundred patients were crowded into the facility by Christmas of 1880. These patients were being cared for through a $16,000 appropriation. On March 5, 1881, the Easthern North Carolina Insane Asylum was incorporated and a board of nine directors appointed. The Board of Directors sought more appropriations for treatment of the black mentally ill. A separate building was established for treating tubercular patients. In addition, a building for the criminally insane was opened in 1924.  [[Cherry Hospital|Click here for more...]]
 
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Featured Article Of The Week

Cherry Hospital


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In 1877, the North Carolina General Assembly appointed a committee to recommend the selection of a site for a facility for the black mentally ill which would serve the entire state. On April 11, 1878, one hundred seventy-one acres of land two miles west of Goldsboro were purchased. The site was described by Governor Z. B. Vance as ideal for a hospital building because of good elevation in a high state of cultivation and central location for the black population.

On August 1, 1880, the first patient was admitted to the then named "Asylum for Colored Insane". Since that time, there have been several name changes including: The Eastern North Carolina Insane Asylum, Eastern Hospital, and State Hospital at Goldsboro. The name was changed to Cherry Hospital in 1959 in honor of Governor Gregg Cherry.

The bed capacity for the hospital when established was seventy-six but over one hundred patients were crowded into the facility by Christmas of 1880. These patients were being cared for through a $16,000 appropriation. On March 5, 1881, the Easthern North Carolina Insane Asylum was incorporated and a board of nine directors appointed. The Board of Directors sought more appropriations for treatment of the black mentally ill. A separate building was established for treating tubercular patients. In addition, a building for the criminally insane was opened in 1924. Click here for more...

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