The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology has developed this online guide to help people through the process of getting and using their health record. Register of Male Patients, 1851-1895. Harrisburg, PA 17105. This record documents female patient information for the Philadelphia State Hospital. (4 volumes) Arranged chronologically by date of death. If no relative was listed, the agency that committed the person was to be notified. Admission Registers, 1851-1969. The portal for UPMC patients in Central Pa. Pennsylvania Hospital History: Historical Collections - Print Entire Pa's state hospitals: A 'long history of evolution - WHYY Census Book, 1940-1941. Medical records will be mailed or emailed. Hours of operation are Monday through Friday 8 a.m.-8 p.m. The board for each private patient was based on his or her ability to pay. Information given includes name, age, sex, and previous occupation of each patient; whether she was married, single or widowed; an accurate description of the external appearance of the patient upon admission; habits and temperament; the appearance of the eyes, countenance or expression and any peculiarity in the form of the head; the condition of the vascular, respiratory, and abdominal organs, and their respective functions; information on the pulse rate and appearance of the tongue, skin, urine, etc. Case books documenting observations and treatments of male patients at the Pennsylvania State Lunatic Hospital and Harrisburg State Hospital. Improper identification can result in treatment errors and wrong-person procedures, as well as privacy violations, billing errors, insurance fraud and even identity fraud. Please click here to learn more. Also included is a description of the mental disorder, the manner and period of the attack, a minute account of the symptoms, changes produced in the patients temper or disposition, and whether the malady was accompanied by memory loss, epilepsy, paralysis, confusion, defect of articulation, unsteady gait, illusions, irrational conduct, or morbid or dangerous habits or propensities. Release of Information In 1916, the state legislature gave its consent to change the name of the hospital from Marshalsea to the Pittsburgh City Home and Hospital at Mayview. 3 0 obj
You may complete the authorization form by either: Coming directly to the hospital campus Downloading, printing and completing the online Authorization to Use or Disclose Health Information Form Patients of UPMC Cole should select the UPMC Cole Connect Patient Portal. Founded on April 14, 1845, the hospital was originally known as the Pennsylvania State Lunatic Hospital and Union Asylum for the Insane. %PDF-1.7
Discharge Registers of Females, 1907-1942. 200 Lothrop Street Medical Journals, 1932-1933, 1938-1939. The books contain a series of entries made on different dates charting the medical progress of patients. It was abolished along with the Board of Charities in 1921. (1 volume) Arranged chronologically by date of admission. <>
NOTE: This online form is not applicable for UPMC Central Pa. (Harrisburg, Carlisle, Hanover, Lititz, and York) patients. 1882-1920]. Arranged numerically by admission number and indexed internally, alphabetically by surname of the patient. PO Box 8700 2023 UPMC I Affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences, Supplemental content provided by Healthwise, Incorporated. Information provided may include name, age, place of former residence, gender, color or race, marital status, date and place of birth, and occupation of the patient; names of parents; length of time at hospital; age of spouse; date and cause of death; and date and place of cremation, burial, or removal.