![]() In the year 1931, the first structures were finished. On Highway 67, about five miles southwest of Benton, the State Hospital purchased land for a new unit. The Arkansas State Hospital, Benton Unit, was built in 1929 on land purchased five miles southwest of Benton on Highway 67.Īrkansas State Hospital had reached critical capacity by 1928, prompting the state legislature to approve construction of a new institution the following year. The regular session of the Arkansas General Assembly approved a statute in 1929 forming a state commission and authorizing a bond issuance to generate cash for new structures in response to an overcrowding survey conducted in 1928. In 1917–1918, the daily population of the State Hospital averaged 1,970 patients, while the certified capacity was 1,964. This facility was not always known as the Arkansas Health Center, but was originally the Arkansas Lunatic Asylum, which was built in 1873 and later renamed Arkansas State Hospital. Benton State Hospital Arial Image of Benton State Hospital – Photo courtesy of However, for the buildings that are no longer used, a lot of history can be seen within its walls. Nursing students at College of Ozarks and Ozarks Technical Community College in Missouri use AHC as a clinical training facility for their programs. Medical and psychiatric care, physical and occupational therapy, speech therapy, recreation, laboratory and pharmacy service services, social and psychological services, dental service, food and nutrition service and environmental service are all accessible at Arkansas Health Center. Arkansas Health Center treats its patients holistically, addressing their physical, psychological, and spiritual well-being at the same time. Individuals with dementia, behavioral or psychiatric illnesses, or those who are ventilator dependent can all be treated in AHC’s specialized units. More than 550 people work for Arkansas Health and Human Services (AHC), which offers nursing home care to Arkansans with unique medical and behavioral needs. With a population of more than 2,000, Arkansas Health Center is Arkansas’ largest and only state-operated nursing facility. The functioning buildings include a 310-bed registered and regulated nursing facility. Located in the outskirts of Benton, Arkansas, the Arkansas Health Center is a now half-shuttered campus. Abandoned Benton Hospital – Current UseĪrial Image of Benton State Hospital – Photo courtesy of. ![]() Arkansas Health Center, the Movie Star! Sling Blade Appearance.Here are some pics of the Hall in front of her room. I wish I could have moved all the residents from this place. I will be calling the State and turning the facility in. I moved my grandmother and her friend today closer to me. She told me that the floors had all been ripped up and not fixed and family wasn’t allowed in because of how the place looked. ![]() She told me that they went over 2weeks without hot water. I popped up again and there was a water leak under the floor in the hall and the water was running into her room she was walking in about a foot of water for over a week.she told me about how the D.O.N. I was told she was sick because she smoked I argued until they ordered a chest X-ray. I drove over an hour to pop up and check on her asked why she hadn’t seen a Dr. My grandmother has a mind that is sharper than mine and has told me about nurses that refused to give her medical attention when sick. WARNING please beware this is the worst place to ever put your loved one. ![]()
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