Clarinda Treatment Complex
| Clarinda Treatment Complex | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Clarinda, Iowa, United States |
| Coordinates | 40°45′28″N 95°02′15″W / 40.757897°N 95.037625°W |
| Organization | |
| Type | Specialist |
| Services | |
| Speciality | Psychiatric hospital |
| History | |
| Opened | 1884 |
| Closed | June 30, 2015 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in Iowa |
The Clarinda Treatment Complex was built in 1884 as the Clarinda State Hospital in Clarinda, Iowa in southwest Iowa. It was the third asylum in the state of Iowa. The hospital's many name variations include: The Clarinda Lunatic Asylum, The Clarinda State Asylum, The Clarinda Asylum for the Insane, and The Clarinda Mental Health Institute. It was built under the Kirkbride Plan. The original plan for patients was to hold alcoholics, geriatrics, drug addicts, mentally ill, and the criminally insane. In 2009, it was made public that, to save money, the state may close one of the four hospitals in Iowa. On June 30, 2015, the hospital facility was shut down and all patient services terminated.[1] The Clarinda Academy, owned by Sequel Youth Services, is the sole occupant of the former hospital grounds.[2]
Description
The Kirkbride is made of red brick with white trim in some areas. The
in the hospital have been kept.History
Prior to the construction of Clarinda, Iowa had two mental hospitals, in
The patients at the hospital were thought to be no longer human, and therefore, many were abused, and some even died. The reasons for patient deaths were gruesome lobotomies, improper food and water, starvation and dehydration, abuse, surgeries, extreme climate, and various other forms of treatment.
The former hospital grounds are now home to the Clarinda Academy, a juvenile detention facility serving southwest Iowa and eastern Nebraska.
References
- ^ "Last Day at Clarinda Mental Health Institute". 30 June 2015.
- ^ "Clarinda Academy". Archived from the original on 2015-08-01.
- ^ "Clarinda State Hospital - Kirkbride Buildings". www.kirkbridebuildings.com.
External links
- "Clarina State Hospital". Ancestry.