Kalamazoo Regional Psychiatric Hospital - Wikipedia
WEBIt was originally known as the 'Michigan Asylum for the Insane' and was renamed the 'Kalamazoo State Hospital' in 1911. Its name was changed to the 'Kalamazoo Regional Psychiatric Hospital' on 1 January 1978 and in July 1995 it assumed its present designation, the 'Kalamazoo Psychiatric Hospital'.
Kalamazoo Psychiatric Hospital - Kalamazoo Public Library
WEBThe first male patient was admitted in 1860. First known as the Michigan Asylum for the Insane, it became the Kalamazoo State Hospital in 1911. On the first of January 1978, the name changed to the Kalamazoo Regional Psychiatric Hospital.
Kalamazoo State Hospital: 165 Years of Psychiatric Care.
WEBIn 1859, that new institution, the Michigan Asylum for the Insane, opened its doors in Kalamazoo. It was to become a model for a system of publicly funded state hospitals.
The Michigan Asylum for the Insane
WEBThis website is a collection of photographs of the main campus of The Michigan Asylum for the Insane, located in Kalamazoo, opened in 1859. The facility was renamed the “Kalamazoo State Hospital” in 1911; the “Kalamazoo Regional Psychiatric Hospital” in 1978; and the “Kalamazoo Psychiatric Hospital” in 1995. (This site does not ...
Kalamazoo Regional Psychiatric Hospital : records, 1849-1980
WEBIn 1848, at the request of Governor Ransom, the legislature established the state's first asylum for the care of the insane. Kalamazoo was chosen as the site in 1849 and by the formal opening in August 1859, ninety female patients had already been admitted. The men's ward was opened one year later.
Kalamazoo State Hospital - Asylum Projects
WEBOct 23, 2022 · The Michigan Asylum for the Insane, A Photographic Reconstruction of the Kalamazoo State Hospital
Kalamazoo State Hospital - The Historical Marker Database
WEBJul 30, 2023 · Adoption in 1910 of the name Kalamazoo State Hospital, replacing the original name, Michigan Asylum for the Insane, symbolized a new concept of mental illness. Erected 1964 by Kalamazoo Academy of …
Kalamazoo State Hospital - Western Michigan University
WEBThe main buildings of the Michigan Asylum for the Insane (later re-named the Kalamazoo State Hospital) were constructed in the mid to late 19th century as Kirkbride Buildings. Although the Kirkbride buildings no longer exist, the state hospital is still a prominent historic figure in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
Lobotomies, murders and Elvis rumors: New exhibit recounts ... - mlive
WEBFeb 16, 2024 · The exhibit debuted earlier this month. The hospital was first known as the Michigan Asylum for the Insane when it opened in 1859, was renamed the Kalamazoo State Hospital in 1911 and eventually...
About this site. - The Michigan Asylum for the Insane
WEBThis website is a collection of photographs of the main campus of The Michigan Asylum for the Insane, located in Kalamazoo, opened in 1859. The facility was renamed the “Kalamazoo State Hospital” in 1911; the “Kalamazoo Regional Psychiatric Hospital” in 1978; and the “Kalamazoo Psychiatric Hospital” in 1995.