609 Comments for Rathen State Hospital

Whoa...that is a LONG way down I bet! I can imagine how musty and mildew-y this place smells!

Lonely...rag shot? Why do I think of seedy hotels on the Strip with their orange glow of the lights and stripper bars on nearly every corner? Ok...maybe not on EVERY corner...lol.

I really like this picture!

Well, I am a little late in the game here...but I sure did enjoy reading the introductions to this gallery! Very informative!

Doesn't this picture conjure up images of ghosts and spirits and...GHOSTHUNTERS! :D I bet they would have a blast here!

Stryker is indeed a very large company with a wide range of products.
It is a name that I have grown to trust.
There are millions and millions of dollars spent every year to try and prevent bedsores. Bedsores can cause the death of fragile patients. They are areas where infection can set in and cause untold misery for the patient. We thought this bed would be a life saver. Problem was it scared the patients and it was very hard to restrain them to. If I remember correctly it had a top piece that connected to the bottom and became the "bed" the patient sandwich then rested on. Injured paients especially were terrified of this bed.
Once you "flipped" them the top moved up 10-12" so the patient could move their arms etc. Time consuming to use and costly to buy. But a stop along the way in the prevention of decubitus ulcers i e bedsores.

This type and color of tile appears in lots of old hospital pics.
The first hospital I worked in had it on the walls in the ER. The ER was located in a wing that was added in the 60's. It was featured in the
older OR also. Must have been judged to be easy to clean and disinfect. The OR and the ER had drains in the floor so you could
actually hose the walls down. Everything ran to the middle of the room. Sure was handy when you had a patient that was covered with a substance that needed to be flushed off of the skin.

No maqtter if it was operable before, by now the sound board is cracked and as Lissbeth said impossible to repair. Such a shame.

Almost looks like coin slot/mechanism on the top. Maybe for the patient's private clothes which would never have gotten back to them if they were placed in the regular hospital laundry. Dentures and glasses get lost in hospital laundry imagine the fate of one white sock.

Pretty funky dark brown color noticeable where the green is coming off the walls!

i was an LPN working my third Christmas while employed in a hospital. You got either the day of or the eve of Christmas off, not both. At least that way you could spend some time off with your family.
The first year I worked Christmas Eve a younger patient (20ish) was discharged aroumd 3PM. She was back by 7PM with a small Christmas tree and decorations for her hospital roommate. Still gives me a good feeling in my soul to think about that.

What LucieLou said . And many thanks for an evening well spent

When I first looked I thought it was a bomb

Look its glass and no one has broken them yet!

Don't read Greek and its all Greek to me

Someone will have to bring back the lock first

This one had me stumpped at first