Edgewood State Hospital
| Edgewood State Hospital | |
|---|---|
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| Geography | |
| Location | Deer Park, New York, United States |
| Coordinates | 40°46′34″N 73°18′34″W / 40.776191°N 73.309463°W |
| Organization | |
| Type | tubercular/psychiatric hospital |
| Patron | ny state |
| Network | ny state |
| Services | |
| Standards | N/A |
| Emergency department | yes |
| Beds | 700-900 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1940s |
| Closed | 1971 |
| Demolished | 1980s |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in New York State |
Edgewood State Hospital was a tubercular/psychiatric hospital complex that formerly stood in
Pilgrim State Hospital
), and was the last one of the four to be built.
History
The hospital was built in the early 1940s, believed to be a
Pilgrim State Hospital and numerous temporary structures) was used as "Mason General Hospital" by the department.[1][2]
When the war ended, the hospital was transferred back to
New York State, where it essentially operated as the tubercular division of Pilgrim for a few years. In 1946 film director John Huston was assigned by the U.S. government to film a documentary film about recovering soldiers in the hospital for propaganda purposes, the film was called Let There Be Light.[2]
Advancements in medicine throughout the 1950s and 1960s that offered alternatives to institutionalization led to deinstitutionalisation, and the hospital closed in 1971. From that point on it was left to the mercy of vandals, arsonists and time. Its main building and a handful of other structures were demolished in stages throughout 1989. The final remaining structures were disposed of around 1990–91.[2]
Today, the site sits as an open, state-protected oak-brush plains preserve under the
model airplane flying.[2]
References
- ^ "Demolition of Edgewood". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21.
- ^ a b c d "Edgewood State Hospital". Edgewood Hospital.com. Archived from the original on 8 March 2022. Retrieved May 23, 2020.[unreliable source?]
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