Mendocino State Hospital

Mendocino State Hospital
California Department of State Hospitals
Map
Geography
LocationTalmage, California, United States
Coordinates39°08′02″N 123°09′36″W / 39.134°N 123.160°W / 39.134; -123.160
Organization
FundingPublic hospital
TypeSpecialist
Services
SpecialityPsychiatry
History
Former name(s)Mendocino State Asylum for the Insane,
Mendocino Asylum
OpenedJuly 1893
Closed1972
Links
ListsHospitals in California

Mendocino State Hospital, formally known as Mendocino State Asylum for the Insane, was a psychiatric hospital located in Talmage near Ukiah, California. It was established in 1889 and in operation from July 1893 to 1972.[1] The hospital programs included the rehabilitation of the criminally insane, alcoholic and drug abuse rehabilitation, a psychiatric residency program, industrial therapy, and others.[1] The property now is part of the City of Ten Thousand Buddhas community.[2]

  1. ^ a b "California State Archives: Inventory of the Department of Mental Hygiene –Mendocino State Hospital Records". The Online Archive of California (OAC), California Digital Library.
  2. ^ Anderson, Glenda (2016-09-20). "'Remembrance Day' held for Mendocino, state mental hospital patients". Santa Rosa Press Democrat. Retrieved 2021-12-19.