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|Body= [[Battey State Hospital]] was first established in 1943 as a temporary Army General Hospital to deal with the large number of wounded soldiers. It was named after Dr. Robert Battey, a physician who built a successful practice and was key in advancing medical treatment in Rome, Georgia. However, in 1946, the state negotiated and took over the hospital from the federal government. Georgia turned the facility into a 2000-bed tuberculosis sanatorium. During this period, the state was experiencing a surge of TB cases. Locally around the hospital, there had been 2,534 newly reported cases. The site was renamed to Battey State Hospital. By 1967, the state considered the site for additional health services. Then, in 1971, construction had started on a mental health unit. That same year, mentally disabled residents at Gracewood State School and Hospital were transferred to Battey.                              
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|Body= As far back as 1694 the [[South Carolina State Hospital|Lord Proprietors of the Carolinas]] decreed that the indigent mentally ill should be cared for locally at public expense. In 1751 the colonial government similarly recognized the mental health needs of slaves. In 1762 the Fellowship Society of Charleston established an infirmary for the mentally ill. But it was not until the 1800s that the mental health movement received legislative attention at the state level.                                        
 
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Latest revision as of 11:49, 8 February 2026

Featured Image Of The Week

SCSH 1960 03.jpg
As far back as 1694 the Lord Proprietors of the Carolinas decreed that the indigent mentally ill should be cared for locally at public expense. In 1751 the colonial government similarly recognized the mental health needs of slaves. In 1762 the Fellowship Society of Charleston established an infirmary for the mentally ill. But it was not until the 1800s that the mental health movement received legislative attention at the state level.
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