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          Dorothea Dix Hospital

          This article is about the hospital in North Carolina. Not to be confused with the Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center in Bangor, Maine.

          Hospital in Raleigh, North Carolina

          The Dorothea Dix Hospital was the first North Carolina psychiatric hospital, located on Dix Hill in Raleigh, North Carolina, and named after mental health advocate Dorothea Dix from New England.

          It was founded in 1856 and closed in 2012. The site is now designated as Dorothea Dix Park and serves as Raleigh's largest city park.

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          6. History

          In 1848, Dorothea Dix visited North Carolina and called for reform in the care of mentally ill patients. In 1849, when the North Carolina State Medical Society was formed, the construction of an institution in the capital, Raleigh, for the care of mentally ill patients was authorized.

          The hospital opened in 1856 as Dix Hill in honor of her grandfather and almost 100 years later was named in honor of Dorothea Lynde Dix.[4][5]

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