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Mendota Mental Health Institute

Shown within Wisconsin
Geography
Location	Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin, United States
Coordinates	43°07′56″N 89°24′04″W / 43.1322167°N 89.4012298°W / 43.1322167; -89.4012298
Organization
Care system	Public
Hospital type	State
Services
History
Founded	July 14, 1860
Links
Website	home page
Lists	Hospitals in Wisconsin

Mendota Mental Health Institute, formerly known as Mendota State Hospital, is a psychiatric hospital located in Madison, Wisconsin north of Lake Mendota. Opened July 14, 1860, it was the first mental hospital in Wisconsin. It is operated by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services. Accredited by the Joint Commission, it was one of the first mental hospitals to be so accredited. Portions of the facility are included in the Wisconsin Memorial Hospital Historic District, District #88002183.

The facility opened in 1860 as the Wisconsin Hospital for the Insane and, in 1935, was renamed Mendota State Hospital. In 1974, the facility was renamed Mendota Mental Health Institute. Its highest patient population was 1,300 in 1959. In 1997, there were fewer than 300 patients.^[1]

The notorious "Butcher of Plainfield", Ed Gein was housed in this hospital after his previous residence, Central State Hospital, was converted into a prison.

References

External links

• Wisconsin Department of Health Services - Mendota Mental Health Institute

Coordinates: 43°07′56″N 89°24′04″W / 43.1322167°N 89.4012298°W / 43.1322167; -89.4012298