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Displaying 42 Finding Aids
Title
- Willard State Hospital clinical laboratory records
Series Number
- B1472
Summary
- This series consists of results of blood alcohol tests performed for local law enforcement agencies; water supply tests for coliform bacilli; lists of surgical specimens received; biopsy reports; a list of patients tested as possible typhoid carriers; results of blood and spinal fluid tests; and monthly statistical reports of tests performed. Records are restricted.
Creator
- Willard State Hospital (N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- Access to records of identified patients is restricted in accordance with Mental Hygiene Law, Section 33.13, relating to confidentiality of clinical records. Access is permitted under certain conditions upon approval by the Office of Mental Health. State Archives staff will review requests for access to other records in the series and disclose in accordance with the State Freedom of Information Law.
Title
- Order book
Series Number
- B1499
Summary
- This series consists of lists of items ordered at the State Lunatic Asylum. No prices or costs are given. Amounts or numbers of items are frequently not given. A wide variety of items are listed including window shades; medicine cups; tobacco; fabric; plow parts; clothing; clams; coal; pine boards; chess pieces; cow feed; tape; tea; candles; magazines; hammers; buttons; hinges; flags; a gate, 1/2 gal. cologne; ice bag; violin bridge; theater tickets; banjo strings; cuttlefish bone; insect powder and bellows.
Creator
- New York (State). State Lunatic Asylum
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Middletown Psychiatric Center historical background files
Series Number
- B1923
Summary
- This series contains a wide assortment of record types considered to be historical or archival in nature which were collected or retained by the library staff of the State Homeopathic Asylum for the Insane. Records include director's correspondence; material relating to Middletown State Hospital's centennial; a wide assortment of photographs of various hospital groups, facilities, and activities; newspaper clippings; pamphlets; articles; and scrapbooks.
Creator
- Middletown Psychiatric Center (N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- Partly restricted in accordance with Mental Hygiene Law, Section 33.13, relating to confidentiality of clinical records. Access is permitted under certain conditions upon approval by the Office of Mental Health.
Title
- Physician's daily reports
Series Number
- B1541
Summary
- This series consists of daily reports of assistant physicians of the State Lunatic Asylum (later Utica State Hospital) to the medical superintendent. Statistical information is given by department for capacity; census; patient activity (in bed; idle, employed, attending entertainment, etc.); patients on parole; and attendants on duty, sick or on vacation. Remarks include admissions, paroles, discharges, deaths, escapes, transfers, sickness, accidents, special treatments and operations, recreation, complaints against employees/food. Most reports are for male patients. Records are restricted.
Creator
- Utica State Hospital (N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- Restricted to protect personal privacy.Access permitted under certain conditions upon application and approval by the State Archives.
Title
- Patient indexes
Series Number
- B1742
Summary
- This series consists of indexes to patient case numbers and indexes to patient casebooks created by the staff of Middletown State Homeopathic Hospital. Indexes are roughly alphabetical by patient name.
Creator
- Middletown State Homeopathic Hospital (N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- Restricted in accordance with Mental Hygiene Law, Section 33.13, relating to confidentiality of clinical records. Access is permitted under certain conditions upon approval by the Office of Mental Health.
Title
- Daily reports and census records
Series Number
- B1759
Summary
- This series consists of daily reports and census records created by the Middletown State Hospital (earlier Middletown State Homeopathic Hospital) to keep an accurate account of numbers of patients admitted, discharged, and the total population. Information and format of the records vary over time. The daily census, ward census, patients movement reports provide statistics on admissions, discharges, convalescent care, transfers, family care, elopements, deaths, and escapes). The records are badly water damaged. Records are restricted.
Creator
- Middletown State Hospital (N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- Restricted permanently in accordance with Section 33.13, Mental Hygiene Law, relating to confidentiality of clinical records and the Personal Privacy Protection Law.Access permitted under certain conditions upon application to and approval by the State Archives.
Title
- Ward inspection reports
Series Number
- B1589
Summary
- This series consists of nightly ward reports of patient activities, conditions, and events observed by Utica State Hospital personnel. Information usually includes census; names of patients present and absent on home visits; notes on medication given; and notes on patients' physical condition and behavior.
Creator
- Utica State Hospital (N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- Restricted in accordance with Mental Hygiene Law, Section 33.13, relating to confidentiality of clinical records. Access is permitted under certain conditions upon approval by the Office of Mental Health.
Title
- Utica Psychiatric Center patient and employee x-ray log books
Series Number
- B1557
Summary
- This series consists of logbooks recording information related to x-rays taken of patients and employees of Utica State Hospital (later Utica Psychiatric Center). Each entry typically records date, number, name, and area of the body x-rayed. Some volumes contain only lists of patients to be x-rayed and the dates of scheduled appointments. The volumes may have been created to track the status of patients who had received x-ray treatment, possibly for followup.
Creator
- Utica Psychiatric Center (N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- Patient and employee medical information is restricted in accordance with Section 33.13 of the Mental Hygiene Law (relating to confidentiality of clinical records), by Section 18 of the NY Public Health Law, and the US Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. Access permitted under certain conditions upon application to and approval by the Office of Mental Health.
Title
- State Commission in Lunacy visitation book
Series Number
- B1743
Summary
- This series consists of periodic reports by the State Commission in Lunacy concerning visits to the Middletown State Homeopathic Hospital. Reports include information on buildings and grounds; the general administration and condition of the hospital; and the names of patients who were spoken to during visits.
Creator
- Middletown State Homeopathic Hospital (N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- Records identifying patients are restricted in accordance with Mental Hygiene Law, Section 33.13, relating to confidentiality of clinical records. Access is permitted under certain conditions upon approval by the Office of Mental Health.
Title
- Open ward and honor card reports
Series Number
- B1757
Summary
- This series consists of reports regarding patients. Information includes statistics on the number of open wards, the number of patients in open wards, and the number of male and female patients on ground parole. Records are restricted.
Creator
- Middletown State Hospital (N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- Restricted permanently in accordance with Section 33.13, Mental Hygiene Law, relating to confidentiality of clinical records and the Personal Privacy Protection Law.Access permitted under certain conditions upon application to and approval by the State Archives.
Title
- Annual report of the New York State Hospital
Series Number
- B1810
Summary
- This report summarizes the medical and financial operations of New York Hospital in 1814. It includes a narrative summary of hospital operations, and a statistical account arranged by specific disease of admissions and discharges. Statistics on patient nativity are also included. The report contains an itemized abstract of expenditures and a general statement of receipts and expenditures for 1814.
Creator
- New York (State). Legislature
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Board of Visitors sign-in logs
Series Number
- B1502
Summary
- This series consists of sign-in logbooks for the Willard State Hospital (later Willard Psychiatric Center) Board of Visitors. Special visits by board members to specific areas of the hospital are noted with dates and signatures, as well as attendance at regularly scheduled board meetings. Minutes of board meetings are included for the earliest years.
Creator
- Willard Psychiatric Center (N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- New York State Lunatic Asylum visitors' book
Series Number
- B1489
Summary
- This series consists of a logbook of signatures of visitors to the State Lunatic Asylum. Date, name, and residence are recorded for each visitor. Brief notes concerning purpose of the visit are sometimes included. "With patient" indicates visitor was delivering patient for commitment.
Creator
- New York (State). State Lunatic Asylum
Access Restrictions
- Restricted in accordance with Section 33.13, Mental Hygiene Law, relating to confidentiality of clinical records. Access permitted under certain conditions upon application to and approval by the Office of Mental Health.
Title
- Willard Psychiatric Center ward inspection reports
Series Number
- B1476
Summary
- This series consists of a variety of inspection reports including night watch reports, which document supervising nurses' visits to sick patients; weekly ward inspections by assistant physicians, which contain observations regarding cleanliness of facilities and recommendations for improvement of conditions through elimination of fire hazards and completion of needed repairs; and brief facility reports filed by the Safety department. Records are restricted.
Creator
- Willard Psychiatric Center (N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- Portions of this series are restricted in accordance with Mental Hygiene Law, Section 33.13, relating to confidentiality of clinical records. Access is permitted under certain conditions upon approval by the Office of Mental Health.
Title
- Meeting minutes of regional mental health facilities directors
Series Number
- B1503
Summary
- This series consists of minutes of meetings of directors of regional mental health facilities. Minutes typically include memoranda; budget information; statistical tables; resolutions; agendas; plans and reports; and narratives of discussions. Topics include interpretation and impact of regulations; relationships between the local facilities and other government entities; staffing and salaries; outside contracting of services; deinstitutionalization of patients; budgets and funding; physical facilities; and centralization of services.
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Hearing transcripts and investigation reports
Series Number
- B1660
Summary
- This series consists of typed transcripts of hearings and reports of investigations conducted by the State Commission on Lunacy (later the State Hospital Commission), which was responsible for inspecting mental health institutions. Subjects include alleged mistreatment of patients, theft of food, poor food quality, and unsanitary conditions at state hospitals.
Creator
- New York (State). State Hospital Commission
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Office of Mental Health photographic material
Series Number
- B1974
Summary
- These undated black-and-white photographs and negatives depict Long Island state mental hospital facilities, buildings, staff, and patients. The hospitals shown are Pilgrim State Hospital, Central Islip State Hospital, and Kings Park State Hospital.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of Mental Health
Access Restrictions
- Photographs and negatives depicting patients are restricted in accordance with Mental Hygiene Law, Section 33.13, relating to confidentiality of clinical records. Access is permitted under certain conditions upon approval by the Office of Mental Health.
Title
- Department of Mental Hygiene facility plans
Series Number
- B1975
Summary
- This series consists of plans pertaining to three New York State-operated mental health facilities on Long Island: Kings Park State Hospital, Pilgrim State Hospital, and Central Islip State Hospital. Plans are generally grouped by building and facility. The majority of the plans are blue prints on paper; some are microform copies mounted on aperture cards.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Mental Hygiene
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Trustees' or visitors' record book
Series Number
- B1746
Summary
- This series documents visits and inspections by the Board of Trustees (after 1896 called Visitors) of the Middletown State Homeopathic Hospital (previously known as the State Homeopathic Asylum for the Insane at Middletown). The entries are relatively brief and describe conditions at the hospital as well as visits with individual patients.
Creator
- Middletown State Homeopathic Hospital (N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- Records identifying patients are restricted in accordance with Mental Hygiene Law, Section 33.13, relating to confidentiality of clinical records. Access is permitted under certain conditions upon approval by the Office of Mental Health.
Title
- Willard Psychiatric Center burial and interment records
Series Number
- B1760
Summary
- This series consists of burial registers, cemetery plot maps, and administrative files and reports relating to the maintenance, operation, and administration of the Willard Psychiatric Center cemetery. More than 5,000 patients are buried in the Willard Psychiatric Center (formerly the Willard Asylum for the Insane) cemetery which included Jewish, Protestant, Catholic, and Civil War veteran sections. Burial registers include name; age; nativity; death and burial dates; and plot locations. Soldier's ranks, companies, and regiments are noted.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of Mental Health
Access Restrictions
- Restricted in accordance with Mental Hygiene Law, Section 33.13, relating to confidentiality of clinical records. Access is permitted under certain conditions upon approval by the Office of Mental Health.