Wernersville State Hospital in collaboration with county/community mental health and substance abuse service systems, provides a caring recovery-focused environment that fosters symptom reduction and promotes wellness, support and hope.

Description:
Wernersville State Hospital is a nonprofit facility operated by the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare and accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. The hospital provides extended inpatient psychiatric treatment with an emphasis on recovery/rehabilitation for consumers residing in Berks, Lebanon,York-Adams and Lancaster Counties in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

History:
Wernersville State Hospital was built in 1893. The area at the base of the South Mountain was selected because of the resorts on the mountain. People came from Washington, Philadelphia and Baltimore for the air and the water at the resorts. The thought was, if the air and the water on the mountain was healthy the same must be true for the area selected for the hospital.

Contact person: Michele Duffy, Volunteer Coordinator, (610) 670-4164, (email)
Office fax number: 610-670-4105

Address:

P.O. Box 300 Wernersville, PA 19565

Web Site: None specified

Directions:

Wernersville State Hospital is approximately 11 miles west of Reading,PA and one mile west of Wernersville. Turn left at the traffic light at Sportsman Road (after Eisenhauer Nissan/Saab.) The entrance to the hospital is over the bridge on Sportsman Road.   Nearest Bus Stop: Bus transportation is available

Miscellaneous Information

Youth Volunteer Opportunities
	Yes

Overall Experience   
intrinsically rewarding

posted by jean310 on June 9, 2004