| California Department of State Hospitals | |
 | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Atascadero, California, United States |
| Organization | |
| Care system | Psychiatric ward |
| Type | Forensic psychiatry |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Department of State Hospitals- Atascadero Police Department (DSHAPD, ASHPD, or DPS) |
| Beds | 1239 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1954 |
| Links | |
| Website | Official website |
| Lists | Hospitals in California |
Atascadero State Hospital, formally known as California Department of State Hospitals - Atascadero (DSHA), is located on the Central Coast of California, in San Luis Obispo County, halfway between Los Angeles and San Francisco. DSHA is an all-male, maximum-security facility, forensic institution that houses mentally ill convicts who have been committed to psychiatric facilities by California's courts.[1] Located on a 700+ acre grounds in the city of Atascadero, California, it is the largest employer in that town.[2] DSHA is not a general purpose public hospital, and the only patients admitted are those that are referred to the hospital by the Superior Court, Board of Prison Terms, or the Department of Corrections.
- ^ "Atascadero State Hospital patient killed in attack". U-T San Diego. May 29, 2014. Archived from the original on May 30, 2014. Retrieved May 30, 2014.
- ^ "Atascadero Chamber of Commerce - Economic Profile". atascaderochamber.org. Archived from the original on March 14, 2016. Retrieved April 2, 2016.