Originally named the Eastern Oklahoma Hospital for the Insane, the Eastern State Hospital opened in 1911, and it would remain in continuous operation all the way up until 2008. It would reach its peak population of 2,600 in 1954, and from its very beginning, the Eastern State Hospital would play a major economic role in Vinita, Oklahoma - the town in which it was built. But in terms of the mental healthcare community, what transpired at the hospital and some of the changes that would originate from within it would ultimately rise up and become the source of positive changes throughout the rest of the nation. In spite of such noteworthy aspects of its long-running existence, however, much of the history of the Eastern State Hospital, as well as that of the overall Oklahoma mental hospital system in general, would be sadly marked by grossly insufficient funding, blatantly neglected patient populations, and rampant inhumane treatment that often bordered upon criminal. And sadly, and in numerous ways, the state of Oklahoma's overall mental healthcare system has changed little over all the years and decades, and today it still continues to cry out for urgent reform and long overdue attention.
A Tourist in the Land of Reason wishes to recognize and thank the following organizations, entities, and individuals.
Abandoned Oklahoma
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Mega Backing Tracks
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8 сен 2024
