Boston State Hospital
Boston State Hospital is a historic mental hospital located in Mattapan and Dorchester, Massachusetts. The court case Rogers v. Okin, which increases patient consent rights, was filed by a class action lawsuit against the hospital. The hospital was closed in 1979, and has been completely demolished and the site is in the process of being redeveloped.[1]
References
- ^ Preer, Robert (8 July 2007). "Specters of old state hospitals vanish as new uses take shape". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
External links
- Massachusetts State Hospitals, hdl:2452/625416 – via State Library of Massachusetts electronic repository. (Various documents).
- Institutionalization in Mattapan. Part II-Boston State Hospital
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