PARKSIDE

Parkside was founded in 1959 by Herman P. Taubman and other concerned community leaders with a vision for comprehensive mental health care delivered with excellence and compassion. Upon assurances of federal matching funds, Taubman spearheaded a successful $800,000 fund drive. Initially only outpatient services were offered, beginning in 1961. In 1968 and in response to the needs of the community, a $449,000 construction grant was obtained and another half-million dollar funding campaign was launched enabling Parkside to open its own hospital in 1971. Generous gifts from the estate of James Chapman, and separately from Katharyn Cornell were made to the Tulsa Psychiatric Center. The Cornell-Oglesby Endowment and Chapman Trust assure funding from income to Tulsa Psychiatric Center and Parkside in perpetuity. In 1980, again recognizing community need, a successful $2.5 million dollar campaign funded the construction of the 16 bed Zarrow Transitional Living center (1982) and a two floor..

Primary location: Tulsa United States