756 Comments for Broadacres Hospital

I worked there from 1982 thru 1996 as an LPN, it was a county facility then, As you entered the grounds there was a building that housed the doctor and nurses when it was a TB center, they lived there. Nurses should be single and not knowing much of TB then, then it became a center for behavioral children/ young adults like a detention center, the long building was jenson hall, it housed the children that had TB, the metal beds were brought to the big long windows during the day and at night pushed back at night, At the entrance of Jenson hall was two Cement angels on both sides of the door. The next building was the building that they burnt the waste in, then Broadacres was a building that housed the Adults that had TB, Back then they thought Fresh air and sun shine helped w/ the TB, It was built on the hill, later it became a nursing home housing 120 residents that usually were discharged from a state insitution, some times people from Marcy were discharged and lived at the hunter house, that was hotel utica, then needed care or had no one to take care of them, The deer usually came up to the main building at night to get some left over dry pieces of food, Towards the end of Broadacres they had a certificate of need and was supose to have a new building built just down from the old one, but it was an election year and was it put on the back burner and the county thought we were making them go into the red so they sold it to the highest bidder, it turned out to be St. Lukes, thats who occupied the new nursing home, They were such special people that worked there, alot have passed, and like time fades, but they will stay dear and close to my heart,

I hate clowns and this is scary!

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where is it located at

If you want to know more look up colby brock clown tunnel

Hi Megan, that could be a tough one... I don't believe it was a state institution, so I would get in touch with human services in Utica or Oneida County.

I think I was born at this "hospital" in 1965 and kept as a ward of the state until I was adopted. Would anyone have any more info on records from then? I know!! It's been a very long time, but I just recently found this information. Thanks.

I see that clear spot on the floor....look at the window to the left, it appears to be open. I wonder if the clear spot is the result of wind from the window blowing on the floor and clearing the papers away?

I remember when my parents worked there when I was about 7-8 years old then it became St Luke's home. But but this place was definitely freaky I remember running around there as a little kid. It should have became a historical site for upstate ny. But thanks to ray myer put a lot of people out of work and ruin it.

Thanks to Grace Steppelo And Kathy Perra for all the people you tourtured..

One of six small dining rooms on the units

Appears to be the inservice room in the basement

This was from kids day in 1994 or 1995. Many children enjoyed the day visiting residents, picnicking, and coloring the walls of the tunnel.

The medical records clerk was blind and very independent. This was probably one of hers,

This was not the solarium in the main building, they were larger with more Windows to help healing from tuberculosis. This is probably 2nd floor of Jensen hall which was used for children at one time