Utah State Hospital

"This is a great place to work, and if you have family in mental health crisis this is a wonderful place for them to receive treatment"

"I was a patient for two weeks at this hospital when I was 12, and it was completely miserable. The other young women there were threatening and aggressive(the staff did nothing about this), they gave me incorrect medication that led to a two hour psychological and physical nightmare, and the staff were unapathetic, absent, hypocritical, and sometimes downright rude. We were allowed outside once during my stay, and got to do one physical activity, which was volleyball in a barren, depressing room. They made me feel degraded, alone, and worse than anything that was already ailing me. I pray that this place has improved since my stay, but I'd still like to warn anyone considering sending your children or yourself here."

"I live on center street in Provo and enjoy taking walks up to the hospital and around the "castle". We sometimes lunch at the cafeteria which has good food at great prices. The hospital grounds are a hidden gem on east center street."

"UTAH! Please advocate and pray for the patients at the Provo State Hospital! The patients have NOTHING to look forward to! They are scared, sad and depressed. They walk in circles most of the days, and are let outside very little! Most patients have No visitors, and are treated like mistreated cattle!! I’m 100 percent positive that the staff would not last a week in the mentally ill’s shoes! They do NOT have a voice or dare speak up! UTAH please advocate and help the mentally ill as if they were brain cancer patients. I feel they are punished for having mental illness. A little kindness would go a long ways for all these suffering souls!"

"I can’t comment on the hospital services but as a Disc Golf player I find it very disappointing how much wasted water is used on the grass grounds all around the hospital. It is constantly swampy all over. The sprinklers are on almost every time we go. It’s really a shame so much water is being wasted here. Aside from that it’s an amazing Disc Gold course so I thank them for keeping the fields healthy, it’s just way too much."