Comments on: State Hospital Information

By: Michelle Hoppe

Michelle Hoppe — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 19:26:26 +0000

I have been trying to find 2 women who were friends of mine back at eastern state school and hospital. I was there back in 88-89 we made up the M&M&M’s. anyone who comes across gals with names of mickey o. or mindy w. please send them my way, thanks! also if anyone wants to discuss that place my memories are still vivid.

By: linda harris

linda harris — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 22:22:01 +0000

With the help of Dave from paghosthunters.org , i was able to get some of my questions answered. I do believe everything he told me, as there were thing he could not have known. As far as getting info from the hospital, someone else contacted me from a forum, because of her grandmother. She tried to get info. All they will tell you is the date of admission and release(or death). Anything else you need a dr. or a court order.I did take a ride out to visit the place. A security guard came and asked why I was there, and i just told him my grandmother diedt there in 1965 and i just wanted to come back one more time. He was fine with it, and talked a while. I didn’t ask to go inside, but I’d like to. If you find anything out , let me know.

By: Oree

Oree — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 00:58:59 +0000

Hi Linda, Did you ever find out anything? My grandfather died in the and my mother would like to know anything Thank you.

By: linda

linda — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 15:46:30 +0000

want to find info on a patient in Old Torrance State Hospital.Any ideas how to do this. Want answers about death of patient.

By: Chuck

Chuck — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 14:14:40 +0000

I was at Eastern State School and hospital in 1985. Coming from North East Pa it was difficult with the culture shock. Some of the staff were excellent. We had a priest in training there that tried molesting some kids. Myself included. The actual priest that was the everyday priest that worked there was a good guy although he talked me out of filing charges because it would bring bad publicity to me. I trusted him but think it was to protect them more than it was to protect me. Ms Dee was a very good teacher. There was some of the staff that were abusive but for the most part there was some great staff that really believed in the work they were doing no matter how misguided the directions were. A student got out of line they could plan on getting a shot of thorzine. It was probably the most tramatizing time of my life.

By: james

james — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 07:05:18 +0000

I was there in the 70s because my step father was very mean to me so my mom thought it was the most beneficial was to defend me yeah! Correctly. What year were your friend there and a name if you do not mind.
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By: jenca

jenca — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 04:46:55 +0000

I was at ESSH in the early to mid 80’s It was quite challenging for me to be there, because most of the girls on the unit I was on, were “city” kids where I was born and raised in Warren County. So it was kind of a shell shock for me to be thrown in with a bunch of street smart girls. it was a place I wouldn’t have wished on anyone. I was eventually discharged, and the parting words of “encouragement” I received from the staff, were, “I’ll be awaiting your return”. I never did go back there, but did have a couple admissions on the Adolescent unit at Warren State, which was easier for me to understand the social rules or pecking order (so to speak) then it had been for me at ESSH was. I had promised the person who said they would wait for my return, that I would never set foot on ESSH grounds again, and somehow I managed to keep my word and steered clear of ESSH.

By: tracy

tracy — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 03:14:39 +0000

I am curious myself about a lot of information regarding eastern state school and hospital. I know personally about this place and what it became in the 90′;s before it shut down. I’m wondering about other people’s experiences. Would anyone care to share??

By: regina

regina — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 22:21:36 +0000

Yes, I know about the place I was there for a short time myself and it was so bad i ran away from there 2 times once with a boy i knew there. I still wonder what all happen to alot of people i knew there. I was there in the 70s because my step father was very mean to me so my mom thought it was the best was to protect me yeah! right. What year was your friend there and a name if you dont mind.I stll to this day remember names of staff there and god help them if i ever found them.purpleroseangel3@aol.com contact me please

By: jenca

jenca — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 01:35:50 +0000

I don’t know of anything off the top of my head, but can keep an eye out for anything that might help. I know of another place that was closed because of the conditions and poor treatment of clients. I’m sure there are records somewhere, coving people who had been treated at the facility, but I’ve wondered if HIPPA and other rights to privacy have prevented such informetion from being made more public.I will keep an eye out for anything like this though and post links to anything I find here on the blog.

I also know that about the time that children and adolescent units were being shut down across the state, a place called Eastern State School and Hospital was shut down in I think I read 1995. It was a state hospital designed for kids upto I think age 18. It was one of the hospitals I was in as a teen, so I’ve been looking for more solid info about why it closed. Eastern State School and Hospital was located near Philadelphia. Like I said though, I’ll keep an eye out for anything about Alentown.

Thanks for posting a comment, I plan on using people’s comments for ideas on things to post on here, so it’s much appreciated.