Napa State Hospital

Napa State Hospital is a psychiatric hospital in Napa, California, founded in 1875. It is located along California State Route 221, the Napa-Vallejo Highway, and is one of California's five state hospitals. Napa State Hospital holds civil and forensic patients in a sprawling 138-acre campus. According to a hospital spokesperson, there were 2,338 people employed at the facility during the 2016 to 2017 fiscal year, making it one of the region's largest employers.

Napa State Hospital
California Department of State Hospitals
Original Kirkbride building, c. 1900
Geography
LocationNapa, Napa Valley, Napa County, California, United States
Coordinates38°16′41″N 122°16′01″W
Services
History
Opened1875
Links
Websitewww.dsh.ca.gov/Napa
ListsHospitals in California

The Napa Valley Cricket Club played a number of their matches at McGrath Field, a multi-use sports field, at the eastern end of the Napa State Hospital campus for the 2017 season.

History

The property was originally part of Rancho Tulucay, part of a Mexican Land Grant, sold by Cayetano Juarez to the State of California in 1872.

Originally named Napa Insane Asylum, the facility opened on November 15, 1875. It sat on 192 acres (0.8 km2) of property stretching from the Napa River to what is now Skyline Park. The facility was originally built to relieve overcrowding at Stockton Asylum. By the early 1890s, the facility had over 1,300 patients which was over double the original capacity it was designed to house. In 1893, the Mendocino State Hospital was opened and relieved some of the overcrowding at the Napa State Hospital.[1]

The original main building known as "The Castle" was an ornate and imposing building constructed with bricks. Facilities on the property included a large farm that included dairy and poultry ranches, vegetable garden, and fruit orchards that provided a large part of the food supply consumed by the residents. "The Castle" main building was torn down after World War II.[2]

This hospital was one of the many state asylums that had sterilization centers.[3] Approximately 4,000 former patients are buried in a field at the Napa State Hospital, and about 1,400 people were buried at the Sonoma Regional Center (now North Bay Regional Center).[4]

In 1978, this hospital was the site of The Cramps concert, when several patients attempted to escape.[5]

Notable patients

Notable staff

See also

References
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