to St. Glair's expedition. In December 1992, the Broughton Hospital Foundation was formed. Directions: From Interstate 40 take exit 103 (US 64) east to intersection of US-70. In recognition of its entry into the registry, Twin Oaks was presented with a plaque, called the Eden Tree, by the City of Morganton. "As we stood there in amazement, the cloud sort of melted away," she said. In 1875, the State provided $75,000 for the establishment of a second psychiatric hospital. From the beginning, Broughton has been home to both the mild, and sometimes timid, mentally ill, and the deranged, terrifying criminally insane. On March 7, 1883, a line was drawn following the western boundary of Rockingham, Guilford, Randolph, Montgomery, and Richmond counties. Dorothea Dix Hospital - Asylum Projects It's believed the tunnels were used to transport patients to different buildings on the hospital campus. Laboratory Services - Broughton Using the colony system, a farm area was established with a dairy, vineyard and greenhouses, all staffed by patients of varying degrees of functionality. The protein found in wheat, barley and rye is often blamed for similar but unrelated symptoms. To serve the 3,000 plus patients yearly, the hospital employees a staff of 1,300 to cover the range of services necessary to operate a modern psychiatric hospital seven days a week, twenty-four hours a day. Clinical Services:828-608-4329 Today, Broughton Hospital is the largest of the three psychiatric hospitals operated by the State of North Carolina within the Department of Health and Human Services under the Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services. Mental hospital filled with inmates, while other patients wait for help 2002-2023 LoveToKnow Media. As an economy measure, 50 convicts were released from penitentiaries and brought to Morganton to help make bricks for the hospitals first building. : Address Details: Street Number: 35/1 Street Name: Municipality: Country Secondary Subdivision: She said that was the case at Broughton for many years until it was pushed way beyond capacity during the 1960s. Chaplaincy:828-608-4199 The first superintendant of Broughton Hospital was Dr. Patrick Livingston Murphy who was from Sampson County NC.