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|Body= In accordance with an act of the Territorial Legislature, entitled "An Act to Authorize the Purchase of the Government Buildings at Fort Steilacoom for an Insane Asylum," approved December 2. 1869, a Board of Commissioners, consisting of the Governor, Territorial Secretary and Territorial Auditor, purchased the buildings from the federal government on the 15th of January, 1870, for the sum of $850. Section 4 of this act provided that the buildings should be turned over to the commissioners for the care and custody of "insane and idiotic persons," to be prepared and used by them as an insane asylum, at the expiration of the contract with Huntington & Sons on July 15, 1871.  [[Tacoma State Hospital|Click here for more...]]
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|Body= Eastern Oregon State Hospital was created by statute in 1909 and formally opened in Pendleton, Oregon, in January 1913. The functions of the hospital were to diagnose mental illness, provide treatment, and release patients who had satisfactorily responded to treatment; to investigate patients admitted and their family histories to determine the cause of a person's mental illness; to provide for humane custodial care to those for whom curative treatment was ineffective; to manage social and recreational programs for patients; to utilize patients for the maintenance and upkeep of buildings and grounds; and to assist in the protection of the patient's financial and business interests.  [[Eastern Oregon State Hospital|Click here for more...]]
 
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Revision as of 11:07, 17 August 2025

Featured Article Of The Week

Eastern Oregon State Hospital


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Eastern Oregon State Hospital was created by statute in 1909 and formally opened in Pendleton, Oregon, in January 1913. The functions of the hospital were to diagnose mental illness, provide treatment, and release patients who had satisfactorily responded to treatment; to investigate patients admitted and their family histories to determine the cause of a person's mental illness; to provide for humane custodial care to those for whom curative treatment was ineffective; to manage social and recreational programs for patients; to utilize patients for the maintenance and upkeep of buildings and grounds; and to assist in the protection of the patient's financial and business interests. Click here for more...

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