Clarinda Treatment Complex
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| Clarinda Treatment Complex | |
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 Building of Clarinda Treatment Complex in northern Clarinda, Iowa | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Clarinda, Iowa, United States |
| Coordinates | 40°45′28″N 95°02′15″W / 40.757897°N 95.037625°W |
| Organization | |
| Type | Specialist |
| Services | |
| Speciality | Psychiatric hospital |
| History | |
| Opened | 1884 |
| Closed | June 30, 2015 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in Iowa |
The Clarinda Treatment Complex was built in 1884 as the Clarinda State Hospital in Clarinda, Iowa in southwest Iowa. It was the third asylum in the state of Iowa. The hospital's many name variations include: The Clarinda Lunatic Asylum, The Clarinda State Asylum, The Clarinda Asylum for the Insane, and The Clarinda Mental Health Institute. It was built under the Kirkbride Plan. The original plan for patients was to hold alcoholics, geriatrics, drug addicts, mentally ill, and the criminally insane. In 2009, it was made public that, to save money, the state may close one of the four hospitals in Iowa. On June 30, 2015, the hospital facility was shut down and all patient services terminated.[1] The Clarinda Academy, owned by Sequel Youth Services, is the sole occupant of the former hospital grounds.[2]
The Kirkbride is made of red brick with white trim in some areas. The administration section has a large clocktower and is kept in good condition to provide people with an idea of what the mental institution looked like when it was completed in 1886. Although the hospital looks like it did in 1886, the hospital has had many things replaced such as windows. Amenities have also been added such as electricity, running water, and other buildings including infirmaries and a minimum security prison that was established in 1980. Although things have been replaced and added, however, much of the original woodwork and tile floors in the hospital have been kept.