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State hospital design making patients feel at homeThe Austin State Hospital has been home to thousands of patients and employees over the years. The Texas Legislature established the Texas State Lunatic Asylum in 1857. As attitudes toward the mentally ill changed so did the name in 1925.
"Over time it became kind of a bad name for the hospital and what its mission was," Superintendent Carl Shock said.
The hospital's mission is to treat and house patients in a serene setting away from society.
"The idea was to divert the patient from their problems to focus on calming activities,"
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