Hi,

I am doing some research for a book on life at ESSH. I am looking for former patients or staff. I am interested in mainly in former patients' prospectives. Anyone who is willing to help, I would greatly appreciate it.


Thanks!

Hey if you have any questions please fee free to email me at madmax16146yahoo.com i was patient at E>S>S>H>.

Try also contacting the Bensalem Township government:

http://www.bensalem-township.net/

since it was in it's Trevose section, before it closed and they built it up with the Horizon "complex" (Wal-Mart, Lowe's, etc.)

Hey Trish. I was a patient at ESSH. I spent aproximately 2 years there. I was there when Gary died, and I knew him well. You may email me at yahoo, i'm tattoomomma1979

Hi-

I was at ESSH for about 1 1/2 yrs and would be happy to help you in anyway that I can.

I was on Unit 3 in 1989 - 1990.

You can reach me at elizabetwilliams@comcast.net

Thanks,
Liz

I was a patient/prisoner @ eastern state school and hospital from 7/30/77 to 10/30/79. Saw a doctor like 4 times in 2 years. Big waste of tax payer $$$$$$. Feel free to contact me if you'd like. Adoant1965@comcast.net

You may contact me for more info. I will give you an unbiased account good and bad of my experience.

Hi Trish, I am from Lancaster and was wrongly sent to ESSH for 7 months from 12/1987-7/1988. I would be relieved and happy to let you know my account of life in that place. Thank you for doing this research! Good luck! Feel free to contact me at swearingen.jason@gmail.com. Have a great day! Please tell me why you are doing this? Just curious.

was hoping to regain contact with the other two M&M's that made up our little friendship the M&M&M's. was at ESSH from '88-'89 and would like to see how they turned out. and i am willing to talk about my stay at this facility, and my memory is quite good for details. contact here and i will follow up
Thanks,
Michelle

Hello Michelle, how are you doing? Wow, I never expected to hear from anyone on this forum! What a surprise! I was in Eastern from December of 1987 to July of 1988. I was up in Unit 7 on the top floor. After two months, they transfered me to the cottage called Croyden. This is the first time since I got out of there that I have had any contact with anyone who was also there! I was only 11 years old then. I had a severe case of AD/HD and the doctor here in Lancaster, PA thought I would be better off in a state hospital! Well, thanks to Dr. Conrad, I was out of that awful place in just 7 months. I actually had an indefinate involuntary commitment just for AD/HD. I am assuming you know this doctor also? Well, I am also wiling to talk about my experience there. It is not as hard to do as it once was, thanks to a great psychologist here at home. I have suffered from PTSD after that experience. Well, I won't make this a long message, just wanted to connect with you, and to thank you for replying to my post. Feel free to contact me anytime you want! I hope you have a great day/evening. -Sincerely, Jason Swearingen