The Ypsilanti State Hospital housed and treated patients for mental health disorders.
At the end of World War II The Ypsilanti State Hospital had built two new buildings with over 4,000 patients.
In 1991, Governor John Engler cut all funding for state hospitals.
[1] The forensic center stayed open until 2001, but when the hospital closed this left many patients homeless.
The Ypsilanti State Hospital had been abandoned for sixteen years before being demolished in 2006.
The Ypsilanti State Hospital employed many different types of therapy and treatments for their patients.
[2] Physiotherapy is a treatment that exposes the patient to ultra-violet and infrared lights.