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EPPI was established April 18, 1949 through an act of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
  
 
By 1979, the total statewide state hospital census was reduced to 10,573 and resulted in the closure of several state hospitals. The Eastern Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute was the fourth hospital to be closed after 1979, it closed in 1981.
 
By 1979, the total statewide state hospital census was reduced to 10,573 and resulted in the closure of several state hospitals. The Eastern Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute was the fourth hospital to be closed after 1979, it closed in 1981.

Revision as of 18:09, 11 September 2012

Eastern Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute
Closed 1981
Current Status Closed
Building Style Cottage Plan



EPPI was established April 18, 1949 through an act of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

By 1979, the total statewide state hospital census was reduced to 10,573 and resulted in the closure of several state hospitals. The Eastern Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute was the fourth hospital to be closed after 1979, it closed in 1981.

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