Yorktown Memorial Hospital in 2015

Yorktown Memorial Hospital is a former hospital in Yorktown, Texas, United States. The extant abandoned hospital was later opened to tour groups.

History

Yorktown Memorial Hospital opened in 1951, at a cost of approximately $500,000.[1] It was operated by the Felician Sisters, an order of Catholic nuns.[2] The 30,000-square-foot (2,800 m2) hospital had administration offices, and two two-story wings containing hospital rooms, a chapel, and a basement.[3]

The hospital closed in 1986, and then reopened as a drug and alcohol rehabilitation center, which closed in the 1990s.[2]

A private owner purchased the property, and offered tours.[2] The building was featured on the television show Ghost Adventures.[2] In 2018, the city of Yorktown cited the owner with building code violations, and tours were discontinued.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Yorktown and Nordheim. Arcadia. 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Dunphy, Mark (September 28, 2022). "The creepiest place in Texas is an hour drive from San Antonio, according to Thrillist". mysanantonio.com.
  3. ↑ Hernandez, Erica (October 25, 2021). "Is abandoned South Texas hospital really empty?". KSAT.
  4. ↑ Long, Sonny (March 8, 2018). "Owners, supporters make pleas to re-open Yorktown Memorial Hospital". Victoria Advocate.

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