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| Last updated on June 11, 2009 |
To provide excellent inpatient psychiatric care.
Description:
The Utah State Hospital is a state operated psychiatric facility. There are 13 units at the hospital treating 330 patients ranging from 6 years old to 85 years old.
History:
From its origin the purpose of the Hospital was to treat the mentally ill and to return them to a normal level of functioning. In spite of their best efforts, however, in its early days the facility was little more than a human warehouse. In fact, by 1955 the population at the hospital was over 1,500 patients.
Over the years, tremendous advances in psychiatric medicine have changed the role of the Hospital to one of very active (and successful) treatment and rehabilitation. Today, it is truly a Hospital in every sense of the word.
Furthermore, the Hospital is no longer the primary deliverer of mental health services in Utah; this role changed with the creation in l969, of community mental health centers. Now residents throughout Utah can receive mental health services in their own community. The Hospital has changed its role from the only mental health treatment facility into a supporting role for the community mental health centers.
Today the Hospital provides 324 beds for Utah's mentally ill citizens who require treatment in a more structured setting. Treatment is provided to patients ranging from age six years to geriatric age. Specialized programs are offered for children, adolescents, forensic and adult residents.
Since l986 the Hospital has received full accreditation from the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, certifying the high quality of the Hospitals environment and treatment programs.
Contact person: Shawna Peterson, Volunteer Coordinator, (phone), (email)
Main office number: (801) 344-4400
TDD number: Dial 7-1-1 for Relay Utah
Office fax number: (801) 344-4225Languages Spoken: English, Spanish, Sign Language
Address:
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1300 East Center
P.O. Box 270
Provo, UT
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Web Site: http://www.ush.utah.gov/
Miscellaneous Information
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- Psychiatry, psychology, nursing
- Recreational and occupational therapy
- Social services for children ages 6-12, adolescents and adults
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| Funding |
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State of Utah
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| Affliations |
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None
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