Hospital de Santa Isabel, a dos siglos de su fundación / Hospital of Santa Isabel, two centuries from its foundation

RESUMEN Con el crecimiento económico, cultural y demográfico de Matanzas, alcanzado entre 1818 y 1839, se sentaron las bases para el surgimiento de edificaciones imprescindibles como el antiguo Hospital de Santa Isabel. Esta institución fue inaugurada el 24 de julio de 1838. Durante la Colonia fue usado con fines civiles y militares, y entregado al gobierno norteamericano en agosto de 1899. En la Neocolonia brindó atención ininterrumpida a la población matancera. Fue remodelado en 1947, y en el período revolucionario se instituyó como hospital general, civil y docente hasta 2016, en que se reacondiciona para convertirse en el actual Hospital Provincial Docente Ginecobstétrico José Ramón López Tabrane. Es el hospital más longevo en funciones de la Isla (AU).

ABSTRACT With the economic, cultural and demographic growth of Matanzas, reached between 1818 and 1839, the grounds were laid for the emergence of indispensable buildings such as the old Hospital de Santa Isabel. This institution was inaugurated on July 24, 1838. During the colonial period it was used for civilian and military purposes, and handed over to the American government in August 1899. In the neocolonial period, it provided uninterrupted attention to the population of Matanzas. It was remodeled in 1947, and in the revolutionary period it was instituted as a general, civil and teaching hospital until 2016, in which it was re-conditioned to become the current Provincial Teaching Gyneco-obstetric Hospital José Ramón López Tabrane. It is the longest functioning hospital on the Island (AU).

Beyond the asylum and before the 'care in the community' model: exploring an overlooked early NHS mental health facility.

This article discusses the Admission and Treatment Unit at Fair Mile Hospital, in Cholsey, near Wallingford, Berkshire (now Oxfordshire). This was the first new hospital to be completed in England following the launch of the National Health Service. The building was designed by Powell and Moya, one of the most important post-war English architectural practices, and was completed in 1956, but demolished in 2003. The article relates the commission of the building to landmark policy changes and argues for its historic significance in the context of the NHS and of the evolution of mental health care models and policies. It also argues for the need for further study of those early NHS facilities in view of current developments in mental health provision.

The ambivalent role of the institution in the history of child and adolescent psychiatry: a case study of the Hawthorn Centre in Michigan, USA.

Historians have examined the role of psychiatric institutions in the USA and addressed whether this form of care helped or harmed patients (depending on the perspective of the time period, historical actors, and historians). But the story for children's mental institutions was different. At the time when adult institutions were in decline, children's mental hospitals were expanding. Parents and advocates clamoured for more beds and more services. The decrease in facilities for children was more due to economic factors than ideological opposition. This paper explores a case study of a hospital in Michigan as a window into the different characteristics of the discussion of psychiatric care for children.

'As syllable from sound': the sonic dimensions of confinement at the State Hospital for the Insane at Worcester, Massachusetts.

As the first state hospital in the USA, the Worcester State Hospital for the Insane at Worcester, Massachusetts (est. 1833), set a precedent for asylum design and administration that would be replicated across the country. Because the senses were believed to provide a direct conduit into a person's mental state, the intended therapeutic force of the Worcester State Hospital resided in its particular command over sensory experience. In this paper, I examine how aurality was used as an instrument in the moral architecture of the asylum; how the sonic design of the asylum collided with the day-to-day logistics of institutional management; and the way that patients experienced and engaged with the resultant patterns of sound and silence.

Through a glass darkly: patients of the Illinois State Hospital for the Insane at Jacksonville, USA (1854-80).

The State Hospital for the Insane at Jacksonville, Morgan County, Illinois, was the first public hospital of its kind to be established in the state and among the earliest to be built on the 'Kirkbride Plan'. It opened for patients in 1851. We describe the background to the establishment of the hospital and, so far as is possible from publicly available sources, its catchment area, the nature of the patients held there up to 1880, its mechanisms of discharge, and supposed causes of death. We end with a plea that after over 150 years, the release of hospital casebooks and similar records in digital form would be of considerable benefit to historians of psychology, scientific biographers, genealogists and demographers.

Psychiatric Jim Crow: Desegregation at the Crownsville State Hospital, 1948-1970.

The Crownsville State Hospital, located in Maryland just outside of Annapolis, provides a thought-provoking example of the impact of desegregation in the space of the mental hospital. Using institutional reports, patient records, and oral histories, this article reconstructs the three phases of desegregation at Crownsville. First, as a result of its poor conditions, lack of qualified staff, and its egregious mistreatment of patients, African American community leaders and organizations such as the NAACP called for the desegregation of the care staff of Crownsville in the late 1940s. Second, the introduction of a skilled African American staff created unprecedented and morally complex issues about access to psychiatric therapeutics. Last, in 1963, Health Commissioner Dr. Isadore Tuerk officially desegregated patients in all Maryland state hospitals. Though desegregation brought much needed improvements to Crownsville, these gains were ultimately swamped by deinstitutionalization and the shift towards outpatient psychiatric care. By the 1970s, Crownsville had returned to the poor conditions that existed during segregation.

The Final Years of Central State Hospital.

There is a rich literature on the deinstitutionalization movement in the US but few, if any, parallel histories of state mental hospitals. Under attack from the 1950s on, state hospitals dwindled in size and importance. Yet, their budgets remained large. This paper offers a case study of one such facility, Indiana's Central State Hospital, between 1968 and 1994. During these years, local newspapers published multiple stories of patient abuse and neglect. Internal hospital materials also acknowledged problems but offered few solutions. In 1984, the US Department of Justice intervened, charging Central State with having violated patients' civil rights, the first such action filed under the 1980 Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act. Although Indiana signed a consent decree promising major reform, long-lasting change proved elusive. Civil and criminal lawsuits proliferated. In 1992, as Central State continued to attract negative attention, Indiana Governor Evan Bayh ordered the troubled hospital closed. His decision promised to save the state millions of dollars and won plaudits from many, but not all, mental health advocates. Even as the last patients left in 1994, some families continued to challenge the wisdom of eliminating Indiana's only large urban mental hospital, but to no effect.

Apuntes sobre la historia de la enfermería en Matanzas, desde 1850 hasta la primera mitad del siglo xx / Notes on the history of nursing in Matanzas, from 1850 until the first half of the 20th century

El presente trabajo forma parte de una investigación histórica a la que se le aplicó un corte descriptivo. En un primer momento se abordaron diferentes hechos de la historia de la enfermería en Matanzas, desde 1850 hasta la primera mitad del siglo xx. La información se recolectó en el Archivo Histórico de la ciudad, la biblioteca Gener y del Monte, el Centro de Documentación, el Museo Palacio de Junco, en entrevistas a enfermeras e historiadores, desde septiembre del 2015 hasta abril del 2016. Ello nos permitió obtener información relacionada con la fundación de los Hospitales en Matanzas y las actividades de Enfermería que en ellos se desarrollaban. Se hizo una búsqueda de la presencia de las religiosas en los hospitales, fundamentalmente de Matanzas y los términos municipales principales; entre ellas se encontraban las Hermanas de la Caridad, las que desarrollaron actividades de enfermería en hogares de ancianos, hospitales y en visitas preventivas, y más tarde las Siervas de María. Se constató el surgimiento de la enfermería profesional en Cuba, a partir de la intervención estadounidense. En Matanzas, se crea la primera Escuela de Enfermeras en 1900. En la primera década del siglo xx, fungieron como superintendentes las estadounidenses Miss Eugenie Habbard en 1900 y Miss Mary McCLloud, en 1902. Se ofrecen algunos datos preliminares, ya que se trata de una investigación histórica que tiene el objetivo de dejar constancia del interesante legado histórico en Matanzas desde 1850 hasta nuestros días (AU).

The current work is a part of a descriptive historic research. Several facts of the history of nursing in Matanzas were dealt with in a first moment, from 1850 until de first half on the 20th century. The information was collected in the Historical Record Office of the province, the library "Gener y del Monte", the Documentation Centre, and the Museum Palacio de Junco, in interviews to nurses and historians, from September 2015 to April 2016. It allowed us to obtain information on the foundation of the hospitals in Matanzas and the nursing activities developed in them. A search was made in regard to the presence of nuns in the hospitals, mainly in Matanzas and the most important municipalities; among them were found the Sisters of Charity, who performed their nursing activities in old people's nursing homes, hospitals and preventive visits, and later the Servants of Mary. It was stated the begining of the professional nursing in Cuba from the times of the USA intervention. In Matanzas, the School of Nurses was created in 1900. In the first decade of the 20th century Miss Eugenie Habbard acted as supervisor in 1900 and Miss Mary McCloud in 1902. We offer several preliminary data because this is a historical research having as an objective leaving some token of the interesting historical legacy of nursing in Matanzas from 1850 to the present days (AU).

Apuntes sobre la historia de la enfermería en Matanzas, desde 1850 hasta la primera mitad del siglo xx / Notes on the history of nursing in Matanzas, from 1850 until the first half of the 20th century

El presente trabajo forma parte de una investigación histórica a la que se le aplicó un corte descriptivo. En un primer momento se abordaron diferentes hechos de la historia de la enfermería en Matanzas, desde 1850 hasta la primera mitad del siglo xx. La información se recolectó en el Archivo Histórico de la ciudad, la biblioteca Gener y del Monte, el Centro de Documentación, el Museo Palacio de Junco, en entrevistas a enfermeras e historiadores, desde septiembre del 2015 hasta abril del 2016. Ello nos permitió obtener información relacionada con la fundación de los Hospitales en Matanzas y las actividades de Enfermería que en ellos se desarrollaban. Se hizo una búsqueda de la presencia de las religiosas en los hospitales, fundamentalmente de Matanzas y los términos municipales principales; entre ellas se encontraban las Hermanas de la Caridad, las que desarrollaron actividades de enfermería en hogares de ancianos, hospitales y en visitas preventivas, y más tarde las Siervas de María. Se constató el surgimiento de la enfermería profesional en Cuba, a partir de la intervención estadounidense. En Matanzas, se crea la primera Escuela de Enfermeras en 1900. En la primera década del siglo xx, fungieron como superintendentes las estadounidenses Miss Eugenie Habbard en 1900 y Miss Mary McCLloud, en 1902. Se ofrecen algunos datos preliminares, ya que se trata de una investigación histórica que tiene el objetivo de dejar constancia del interesante legado histórico en Matanzas desde 1850 hasta nuestros días (AU).

The current work is a part of a descriptive historic research. Several facts of the history of nursing in Matanzas were dealt with in a first moment, from 1850 until de first half on the 20th century. The information was collected in the Historical Record Office of the province, the library "Gener y del Monte", the Documentation Centre, and the Museum Palacio de Junco, in interviews to nurses and historians, from September 2015 to April 2016. It allowed us to obtain information on the foundation of the hospitals in Matanzas and the nursing activities developed in them. A search was made in regard to the presence of nuns in the hospitals, mainly in Matanzas and the most important municipalities; among them were found the Sisters of Charity, who performed their nursing activities in old people's nursing homes, hospitals and preventive visits, and later the Servants of Mary. It was stated the begining of the professional nursing in Cuba from the times of the USA intervention. In Matanzas, the School of Nurses was created in 1900. In the first decade of the 20th century Miss Eugenie Habbard acted as supervisor in 1900 and Miss Mary McCloud in 1902. We offer several preliminary data because this is a historical research having as an objective leaving some token of the interesting historical legacy of nursing in Matanzas from 1850 to the present days (AU).

[Coercive Measures in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry in Post-war Germany, Using the Example of the "Pflege- und Beobachtungsstation" in the State Psychiatric Hospital Weissenau (1951-1966)]. / Zwangsmaßnahmen in der Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie in der Nachkriegszeit am Beispiel der Pflege- und Beobachtungsstation des Psychiatrischen Landeskrankenhauses Weissenau (1951-1966).

Coercive Measures in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry in Post-war Germany, Using the Example of the "Pflege- und Beobachtungsstation" in the State Psychiatric Hospital Weissenau (1951-1966) The patient admissions at the children's ward of the State Psychiatric Hospital Weissenau in the years 1951, 1956, 1961 and 1966 were analyzed regarding documented coercive measures. Shortage of staff, mainly inadequately skilled personnel, a mixing of age groups in the patient cohort, neurological and psychiatric disorders and of patients who were in need of nursing and of those who needed treatment constituted the general work environment. Coercive measures against patients, mostly disproportionate isolations, were a constant part of daily life on the ward. This affected in particular patients who had to stay longer at the hospital and whose stay was financed by public authority. The uselessness of such measures was known, which can be seen e. g. in the Caretaker's Handbook of that time and the comments in the patient files. The situation still escalated in some cases (for example by transfer to an adult ward). For a long time, coercive measures against patients were part of everyday life at the children's ward of the Weissenau; the actual figures are suspected to be much higher.

Malariablood in the pocket. / Malariablut in der Westentasche.

For the first time on June 5, 1919, at the Hamburg State Hospital Friedrichsberg, two paralytics were artificially infected with malaria, subjecting them to the new malaria fever treatment according to Wagner-Jauregg (1917). This article examines the life stories and medical histories of these patients, an opera singer and a yardmaster, and provides an interpretation based on their medical files. Relevant contemporary medical publications contextualise the specific configurations of their hospital stay. In both cases, a detailed comparison between each medical file and the published case history reveals remarkable.discrepancies. A specific concept of remission, mainly determined by the level of restoration of a patient's working power, i. e. the ability to work, was implemented. Finally, the article considers the question of why the new therapy method was introduced in Hamburg specifically on June 5, 1919.

The Birth of a New Branch of Medicine: Psychiatry.

Psychiatric treatment prior to 1955 seemed to be at a standstill. All kinds of treatments, including surgical ones, were used ineffectively. Then suddenly, out of nowhere, a new treatment -chlorpromazine - created a worldwide revolution. Here is what we saw in Delaware. It was not much different in the rest of the world. Patients improved and were rapidly dischargedfrom mental institutions causing workforce reductions. I was sitting on a state employee job application evaluation committee and witnessed these events. It was also exciting to see rapid changes in administration at the state hospital. Since what happened in Delaware also happened nationally, this was a national event and should be recognized as such. The following few pages are to remember the details. Major changes made psychiatry more of an accepted medical specialty. Psychiatrists are no longer "outsiders." I would be glad to answer any questions about the information presented here.

Patient care by VA psychologists in the 1950s and 1960s.

In 1946, the Veterans Administration, now the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), underwent extensive organizational and professional changes to accommodate the health care needs of veterans returning from World War Two. In addition to an introduction and brief history of these changes, three psychologists who began their careers in the VA in the first years after that reorganization discuss their patient care experiences, both as trainees and as staff psychologists.

[Forced sterilisation based on the Law for the Prevention of Hereditarily Diseased Offspring. The role of the Heil- und Pflegeanstalt (State Hospital) Günzburg]. / Zwangssterilisationen nach dem Gesetz zur Verhütung erbkranken Nachwuchses. Die Rolle der Heil- und Pflegeanstalt Günzburg.

OBJECTIVE: From 1934 to 1945, 350,000-400,000 human beings were sterilised by force in the German Reich. Forced sterilisation was based on the Gesetz zur Verhütung erbkranken Nachwuchses (Law for the Prevention of Hereditarily Diseased Offspring). The Heil- und Pflegeanstalt (State Hospital) Günzburg was one of the institutions where compulsory sterilisation was practised. METHODS: Data evaluation was based on patient documents and annual reports of the archives of today's district hospital at Günzburg. Patient records were analysed with respect to predefined criteria. The municipal archives of Günzburg provided further historical sources and data. RESULTS: Between 1934 and 1943, 366 patients were sterilised in the Heil- und Pflegeanstalt (State Hospital) Günzburg. Age, sex and diagnosis were found to be criteria relevant for selection of patients for sterilisation. CONCLUSIONS: The study was able to show the active involvement of the Heil- und Pflegeanstalt (State Hospital) Günzburg in the compulsory sterilisation programme.