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The Kalamazoo Psychiatric Hospital (KRPH) is the largest mental health institution in Michigan. It was built under the Kirkbride Plan.
Kalamazoo Psychiatric Hospital. 1312 Oakland Drive. Kalamazoo, Michigan 49008. Phone: 269-337-3000. Fax: 269-349-9552. Office of Recipient Rights: 888-509-7007 (toll-free)
The Kalamazoo Valley Museum’s latest exhibit features the history of the Kalamazoo State Hospital, formerly known as the Michigan Hospital for the Insane. In 1837, Michigan had accumulated enough settlers to become the 26th state entered into the union.
First known as the Michigan Asylum for the Insane, it became the Kalamazoo State Hospital in 1911. On the first of January 1978, the name changed to the Kalamazoo Regional Psychiatric Hospital.
Just a ghost of its former self, the Kalamazoo Psychiatric Hospital now has turned over most of its holdings on Oakland Drive to Western Michigan University, which has developed it as a health care corridor and research facilities, as well as the home of its current School of Nursing.
Kalamazoo State Hospital: 165 Years of Psychiatric Care examines the history of the patients, employees, and buildings on the campus of Michigan’s longest-operating mental hospital. February 3, 2024 - January 19, 2025
MISSION STATEMENT. Kalamazoo Psychiatric Hospital will provide person-centered inpatient psychiatric service and support, respecting the dignity, individuality and cultural diversity of its patients, employees, volunteers and the communities it serves. HOSPITAL DIRECTOR. Jill Krause . (269) 337-3309. MAILING ADDRESS.
This hospital was the first in Michigan to open an out patient psychiatric clinic and to begin a home-boarding program. Adoption in 1910 of the name Kalamazoo State Hospital, replacing the original name, Michigan Asylum for the Insane, symbolized a new concept of mental illness.
The Kalamazoo Valley Museum is marking the anniversary with an in-depth exhibit that focuses on the hospital’s achievements. The display includes photographs, hospital records and a documentary on the institution, according to Julie Bunke, the museum's interactive experiences and exhibits manager.
The exhibit, “Kalamazoo State Hospital: 165 Years of Psychiatric Care,” examines the history of the hospital and its patients, employees and numerous buildings. Opened in 1848, it was the ...