Parsons State Hospital

Parsons State Hospital & Training Center, a major facility occupying 43 buildings,[1][2] is also known by its shorter name, Parsons State Hospital[3][4] It is a teaching hospital[5] located in Parsons, Kansas, and is one of four Kansas state hospitals.[1]

not to be confused with Parsons Hospital

Parsons State Hospital
Geography
LocationParsons, Kansas, United States
Coordinates37°21′3″N 95°16′47″W
Organization
TypeTeaching
History
Opened1903
Links
ListsHospitals in Kansas

Overview

The Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services (KDADS) has advisory and regulatory oversight of services provided by the hospital to those with intellectual and developmental disabilities.[6] It is one of the state's two locations with these services in a residential setting.[1]

History

Parsons "opened in 1903 as a State Hospital for Epileptics."[1][2] It was given its current names in 1957.[7] Parsons "is one of two facilities in the state that serve Kansans with intellectual disabilities.[6]

Included in its 163 acres is a cemetery.[8][2]

A collection of Governor Arthur Capper's correspondences includes two letters of complaint from inmates at Parsons State Hospital.[9]

Controversy

Terms such as de-institutionalize, phased reduction, consolidation and closure regarding "Kansans whose disabilities are at such an extreme level that they need" special care were part of discussions in 1998 and 2010. Economic factors such as more than 1,000 jobs on the one hand, and millions of dollars on the other, were involved.[10] The Associated Press described this as a national trend and cited a study which disclosed that "eight states no longer run such institutions for the mentally disabled." [11]

The governor also mentioned "more restricted admission standards." The legislature disagreed.[12]

See also

References
  1. "Staff members, patient have coronavirus at State Hospital". Salina Post. April 7, 2020.
  2. "Parsons State Hospital{".
  3. "Article 20". The New York Times. June 1, 1975. p. 229.
  4. Dinell, David (October 25, 2004). "Head of SRS retiring". American City Business Journals.
  5. "Parsons State Hospital and Training Center". U.S. News & World Report.
  6. Andy Marso (June 22, 2016). "State moving some residents out of Parsons hospital".
  7. "Biennial Reports of the State Hospital for Epileptics at Parsons".
  8. "Parsons State Hospital Cemetery in Parsons, Kansas". Find a Grave.
  9. "Parsons State Hospital Inmates Complain".
  10. Brett Dalton (January 27, 2010). "Gov. orders reduction at Parsons hospital". The Morning Sun.
  11. John Hanna (October 27, 2009). "Kan. panel backs closing state hospital in Topeka". Associated Press (APnews).
  12. "Senate panel opposes Kan. gov.'s plan to close KNI". The Morning Sun. March 3, 2011.


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