• Photos of this scrapbook are by Patricia Deegan, one of the results of her research in the Worcester State Hospital archives in Massachusetts.
  • The Worcester State Hospital, opened in 1833, was one of the first institutions of its kind in the United States.
  • ...Katherine Anderson have drawn upon their extensive knowledge of institutional history to craft an illustrated narrative of the Worcester State Hospital.
  • 1975 The hospital was formally closed in 1975, but the complex saw other minor uses until it was completely vacated in 1996.
  • Find parking costs, opening hours and a parking map of all Worcester State Hospital parking lots, street parking, parking meters and private garages.
  • The truth is that—while Worcester State Hospital is spoken of as the ‘best’ and most cutting edge hospital in Massachusetts, it was already seen as one of the...
  • Worcester State Hospital The original hospital, known as the Worcester Lunatic Asylum, was built in 1833 which makes it the first state hospital built in...
  • rate of going back into society is getting higher and higher. many go back into society or home, some returning to work at the hospital.