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    1. [PACHESTE] Re: Chester County Hospital and Chester County Hospital For the Insane
    2. K. Varden Leasa
    3. I'm sorry I didn't make it clearer in my message on Friday that two separate institutions are under discussion here. The Chester County Hospital, which is today the only large health care facility in West Chester, PA, was founded in 1892 (current campus, 1924). It is indeed located on Marshall Street in West Chester. The initial discussion, however, was on the "Chester County Hospital for the Insane," which refers to a completely different county institution. This hospital for the insane, located outside West Chester in West Bradford Township on the grounds of the original early nineteenth century county poorhouse, was known throughout the twentieth century as Embreeville State Hospital. Unlike Pennhurst, many of Embreeville's buildings are still in use by a number of different institutional entities. K. Varden Leasa (who was born in the Chester County Hospital and lives near Embreeville!)

    02/15/2004 02:54:54