Veterans Administration Medical Center
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The Veterans Administration Medical Center was a sanatorium
in Center Township, Grant County, Indiana
dedicated to the treatment of U.S.
military personnel inflicted with mental illness
.
Approved for construction in 1888 as a National Asylum for disabled soldiers and sailors of the Civil War
, the center served veterans of several conflicts and was known by various names over its century-long operation: Marion Branch, National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers (1888–1921), changed to Marion National Sanitorium (1921–1930) to accommodate neuropsychiatric care, and finally Veterans Administration Medical Center from July 1930 on, as the result of the consolidation of various Federal
agencies handling veterans’ affairs.
Sanatorium
A sanatorium is a medical facility for long-term illness, most typically associated with treatment of tuberculosis before antibiotics...
in Center Township, Grant County, Indiana
Center Township, Grant County, Indiana
Center Township is one of thirteen townships in Grant County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 23,406. It is home to the Veterans Administration Medical Center.-Geography:...
dedicated to the treatment of U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
military personnel inflicted with mental illness
Mental illness
A mental disorder or mental illness is a psychological or behavioral pattern generally associated with subjective distress or disability that occurs in an individual, and which is not a part of normal development or culture. Such a disorder may consist of a combination of affective, behavioural,...
.
Approved for construction in 1888 as a National Asylum for disabled soldiers and sailors of the Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
, the center served veterans of several conflicts and was known by various names over its century-long operation: Marion Branch, National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers (1888–1921), changed to Marion National Sanitorium (1921–1930) to accommodate neuropsychiatric care, and finally Veterans Administration Medical Center from July 1930 on, as the result of the consolidation of various Federal
Federal government of the United States
The federal government of the United States is the national government of the constitutional republic of fifty states that is the United States of America. The federal government comprises three distinct branches of government: a legislative, an executive and a judiciary. These branches and...
agencies handling veterans’ affairs.