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Administration Building Administration Building - The Administration building is located outside the secured facility and is equipped with its own training facility, weight room, and dining room. Disciplines here will consist of Fiscal, Personnel, Health Information Management, General Services, Information Services, and the Executive Offices for Administration.
Gymnasium Gymnasium - This state-of-the-art gym was made more durable, safer and easier to maintain with the installation of a rubberized floor. Sports activities will include basketball, badminton and volleyball.
Workshops Workshops - Coalinga State Hospital will have two Mill and Cabinet rooms. A Vocational Instructor (Mill and Cabinet) will supervise the two areas. One area is designated for education and training and the other is for production.
chapel Chapel - Coalinga State Hospital has two Chapels, one sweat lodge and one religious library. Protestant, Catholic, Jewish and a Native American Spiritual Leader are among the planned religious origins. We plan to have weekly services and study groups along with religious counseling.
unit courtyard Unit Courtyard - Coalinga State Hospital will offer one large socialization courtyard and eight smaller social courtyards, 16 sports yards, 1 baseball courtyard, 1 visitor's courtyard and 8 landscaped atriums.
Patient Mall Patient Mall - 100 yards long, divides the hospital into 2 wings. Bright colors and familiar names for aesthetics, recognition, location memory and to lessen the "clinical" edge. Patients will have access to mall with pass or under Support Services escort.