| Osawatomie State Hospital | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | 500 State Hospital Drive, Osawatomie, Kansas, United States |
| Coordinates | 38°30′37″N 94°56′24″W / 38.510246°N 94.94011°W |
| Organization | |
| Funding | Public hospital |
| Type | Specialist |
| Services | |
| Speciality | Psychiatric |
| History | |
| Opened | 1866 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Lists | Hospitals in Kansas |
Osawatomie State Hospital is a public psychiatric hospital in the U.S. state of Kansas, located in the city of Osawatomie, Kansas. Established by the Kansas legislature in 1863 and opened in 1866, it is the oldest operating psychiatric hospital in the state of Kansas.[1][2][3] It has been named "Kansas Insane Asylum" and the "State Insane Asylum" but was officially changed to its present name in 1901.[4]
- ^ Blackmar, Frank, ed. (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc. Volume II. Chicago: Standard Publishing Company. pp. 403–404. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
- ^ Marlin, Pam (May 2019). "Osawatomie State Hospital 1863 - 1906 & 2019". Past Prologue. Archived from the original on 6 June 2023. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
- ^ Hurd, Henry; Drewry, William; Dewey, Richard; Pilgram, Charles; Blumer, G. Adler; Burgess, T.J.W. (1916). Hurd, Henry (ed.). The Institutional Care of the Insane in the United States and Canada Volume II. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins Press. pp. 427–433.
- ^ "Osawatomie State Hospital". KirkbrideBuildings.com.