Terrell State Hospital is a 272-bed facility accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. Located in Terrell, Texas, this psychiatric hospital is managed by the Texas Department of State Health Services. They offer their services in an area which encompasses 3 million inhabitants, 14,622 square miles. All the services offered by Terrell State Hospital are in accordance with national standards and recognized guidelines. In this case, they meet the highest level of performance in fields or areas such as infection control, patient treatment and patient rights. This hospital is also recognized by maintaining a high-quality and safe care.
Terrell State Hospital?s focus on patients is seen in their main areas of responsibility. They work based on volunteer services, community education, fundraising and public information. Regarding volunteer services, their emphasis is to provide all those services or items such as clothing, reading materials and others that the institution cannot supply because it does not count on those funds. This department works in order to support this hospital regarding gathering funds and helping them solve some financial needs.
The public information and community education departments work to get the hospital closer to the community and its patients. For this matter, they have created the Community Relations Department intended to manage communication between the hospital and the community. As part of their activities, they established the Heritage Museum with memorabilia and furnishings that dates back from the early hospital days. Finally, volunteer services have been responsible for raising funds. Thanks to their hard work, the Winton Gable All Faiths Chapel was built and the Martha Allen Family Center was furnished.