Western State Hospital

Western State Hospital is a psychiatric hospital located at 9601 Steilacoom Boulevard SW in Lakewood, Washington. Administered by the Washington Department of Social and Health Services, it is a large facility with 806 beds, and Washington's second-oldest state-owned enterprise.

Type: Hospital
Description: psychiatric hospital in Lakewood, Washington, United States
Also known as: “Fort Steilacoom Asylum”, “Western Washington Hospital for the Insane”, and “Western Washington State Hospital”
Address: 9601 Steilacoom Boulevard, Lakewood, WA 98498

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Pierce College and Fort Steilacoom Park.

Pierce College

College

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Pierce College is a public community college system in Pierce County, Washington, United States. Pierce College is situated 3,600 feet southwest of Western State Hospital.

Fort Steilacoom Park

Park

Fort Steilacoom Park

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Fort Steilacoom Park in Lakewood, Washington is the largest park in the city.

Waughop Lake

Lake

Waughop Lake is a lake less than 1.6 km east…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Steilacoom and Lakewood.

Steilacoom

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Steilacoom, a small town of 6,400 people on the…

Lakewood

Town

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Lakewood is a city in Pierce County, Washington, United States. Lakewood is situated 2 miles east of Western State Hospital.

University Place

Town

University Place

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University Place is a city in Pierce County, Washington, United States. University Place is situated 3½ miles north of Western State Hospital.

Western State Hospital

Categories: psychiatric hospital and health care
Location: Pierce, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

47.18014° or 47° 10′ 49″ north

Longitude

-122.56374° or 122° 33′ 50″ west

Elevation

236 feet (72 metres)

Open location code

84VV5CJP+3G

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

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OpenStreetMap feature

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Spanish—“Western State Hospital” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Western State Hospital”
French: “Western State Hospital”
German: “Western State Hospital”
Italian: “Western State Hospital”
Spanish: “Western State Hospital”

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