| 词条 | North Texas State Hospital |
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The North Texas State Hospital (NTSH) is an inpatient mental health facility owned by the State of Texas and under the Texas Department of State Health Services. NTSH has two campuses, in Wichita Falls and Vernon.[1] Wichita Falls campusThe Wichita Falls campus is a 330-bed facility that exists to treat people with mental illnesses and mental retardation after being screened by a local mental health facility (generally, a hospital or community mental health/mental retardation facility). It is Medicare certified. Although not a maximum security facility, the campus is guarded, and buildings (which are not guarded) are constantly locked with very limited access.{{Citation needed|date=February 2007}}The facility used to be open until a few years ago before the merge with formally Vernon State Hospital. Wichita Falls State Hospital was the name since 1922 and Vernon was added as an annex in the 1960s. Since the merge and the approx. $100,000 name change the hospital has become much more restricted and is no longer an open campus. {{wide image|North Texas State Hospital, Wichita Falls, Texas.jpg|1000px|North Texas State Hospital in Wichita Falls}}Vernon campusThe Vernon campus has 284 adult beds and 78 adolescent beds. It is a maximum-security facility that services adults with criminal (forensic) issues. The Vernon campus was mandated by the 70th Texas Legislature to provide services to six populations:
Vernon Campus SouthIn January 2018 the NTSH re-opened the Victory Field location[3][4] to house adolescent with dually-diagnosed substance abuse and mental health problems most of whom are there as a condition of their probation, having had significant involvement with the juvenile justice system. AccreditationNorth Texas State Hospital is accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO). Notable patients
References1. ^"North Texas State Hospital (NTSH) Contact Information." Texas Department of State Health Services. Retrieved on May 10, 2010. 2. ^History 3. ^http://www.texomashomepage.com/news/local-news/north-texas-state-hospital-adolescent-forensic-program-has-new-home/908308913 4. ^https://hhs.texas.gov/about-hhs/communications-events/news/2018/01/north-texas-state-hospital-vernon-updates-building-adolescent-program External links{{Portal|Texas}}
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