Western State Hospital (Washington State)
- Western State Hospital (Washington State)
Western State Hospital is a mental hospital on the former Fort Steilacoom in Lakewood, Washington. The largest psychiatric hospital west of the Mississippi, it is administered by Washington State Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS). It opened in 1871, predating statehood by almost twenty years, and is the second oldest state institution after the University of Washington. [cite web|url=http://www1.dshs.wa.gov/mentalhealth/wshfacts.shtml|title=WSH Facts|publisher=DSHS|accessdate=2007-06-25]
For about three months in 1944 and much of 1945-1950 (except for a brief parole in 1946), actress Frances Farmer was committed there by her mother.[ [http://jeffreykauffman.net/francesfarmer/sheddinglight.html Shedding Light on Shadowland] ] ]References
External links
* [http://www1.dshs.wa.gov/mentalhealth/wsh.shtml Official site] at DSHS
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