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Museum of Mental Health: The Hospital (photo diary) [1]
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Date: 2022-09-12
According to the display:
“When the Hospital first opened, the Oregon State Insane Asylum had 12 wards. In the Kirkbride tradition, these wards extended out from the central administration area and segregated patients by gender and diagnosis. The long wards featured a day room, dining room, rooms for patients (single, double, and dormitory areas for multiple patients), rooms for attendants, and bathing and lavatory areas. A long corridor ran through the middle of each ward dividing the space in two.”
In 1854, Dr. Thomas Story Kirkbride of the Pennsylvania Hospital for the Insane compiled a “how-to” manual for building asylums that was used all over the country. According to the display:
“The Kirkbride Plan, as it has come to be known, is unique to the United States and features a stepped linear structure receding from a central building that housed administrative and staff facilities.”
OHS had twelve wards. In the main wards, the corridors are 12 feet wide and 168 feet in length. In the center of each ward is a day room which was used as a sitting room for the patients.
Bedtime was at 7:30 or 8:00 PM.
Shown above is a time clock used by security as they made their rounds.
The staff at OHS used bicycles to transport themselves and their tools across campus through a series of tunnels.
Shown above is the kitchen and food service display.
According to the display:
“Food is an important part of daily life at the hospital. It takes a lot of coordination to feed patients and staff. Throughout its history the hospital has employed cooks, bakers, butchers, waiters, dieticians and nutritionists to ensure food was well-prepared and served. The network of tunnels under the hospital allowed for quick delivery between centralized kitchen and wards.”
Until the 1960s, farming was an integral part of the life at OSH. At its height, 2,000 acres were under cultivation which lowered the cost of maintaining the hospital.
Several training programs were offered at OHS including psychiatric training, chaplaincy training, aide training, musical therapist training, medical student training, and professional therapist training.
Shown above is a dayroom.
OSH provided a variety of religious services.
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