Somerset State Hospital | |
Org/Group: | State of Pennsylvania |
Location: | Somerset Township, Somerset County |
State: | Pennsylvania |
Country: | US |
Coordinates: | 40.0097°N -79.084°W (approximate) |
Type: | State Mental Health Hospital |
Helipad: | No |
Founded: | 1938 |
Closed: | 1995 |
Wiki-Links: | Pennsylvania State Hospitals |
Somerset State Hospital was a Pennsylvania State Mental Health Hospital,[1] located outside Somerset, about 70 miles east of Pittsburgh. The hospital, closed in 1995, was converted into a minimum-security correctional facility housing older males with geriatric/mentally challenging issues.