Osawatomie State Hospital

Osawatomie State Hospital
Geography
Location500 State Hospital Drive, Osawatomie, Kansas, United States
Coordinates38°30′37″N 94°56′24″W / 38.510246°N 94.94011°W / 38.510246; -94.94011
Organization
FundingPublic hospital
TypeSpecialist
Services
SpecialityPsychiatric
History
Opened1866
Links
Websitewww.kdads.ks.gov/state-hospitals-and-institutions/osawatomie-state-hospital
ListsHospitals 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. It has been named "Kansas Insane Asylum" and the "State Insane Asylum" but was officially changed to its present name in 1901.

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