New Mexico State Hospital
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| New Mexico State Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Construction Began | 1889 |
| Current Status | Active |
| Building Style | Cottage Plan |
| Alternate Names | New Mexico Behavioral Health Institute Las Vegas Medical Center |
This facility was established in 1889. They admitted their first patient in 1893 in a modest three story building. It was expanded because of the growing need for patient care. By 1935, the hospital was treating 750 patients. The term "mistreating", is more accurate as applied to treating mental patients during that era, because of the general medical ignorance about mental illness and disorders. Only recently, has mentally illness been considered a disease like any other disease. However, some people continue to hold ignorant prejudices about this class of illness.
