The Morningside Hospital patient list found in the 1955 Department of the Interior (DotI) Report has been posted and incorporated into the Wall of Names. You can view these lists here: 1955 Department of the Interior Report The Wall of Names is sorted alphabetically by last name, and then by first name, rather than by [...]
Over the years, there were numerous occasions when concerns were raised about the quality of care provided by Morningside Hospital. The earliest we’ve found was in 1915. The Sunday, March 28, 1915 issue of the Atlanta Constitution included the following story: Syndicate Enriched from Insane Asylum Juneau, Alaska. March 27 – A report criticising the [...]
Many of the children and adults who were sent to Morningside from Alaska never returned home. Often, they became faint memories or a part of family history that can’t be verified. The uncle no one talks about or the child everyone assumes died. One of the things we’d really like to do is collect and [...]
By Ellen | April 20, 2009
The preliminary examination of the records shows that Alaskans from all over the state – from Nome to Ketchikan – were sent to the Morningside. Dr Henry Waldo Coe, medical director and owner of Sanitarium Co which operated Morningside Hospital, provided the federal government with a report on the census of the hospital in March [...]
Posted in 1900-1929, Morningside Hospital, Treatment/Outcomes | Also tagged Alzheimers, chronic alcoholics, dementias, demographics, developmental disabilities, Dr. Henry Waldo Coe, March 1916 Hospital Census, mental illness, Sanitarium Co |