Warren State Hospital | Department of Human Services
Mental Health Care • Warren, PA
Clinic Type
Mental Health Care
Address
33 Main Drive, Warren, PA 16365
Phone
814-726-4525
ra-pwmaacandconsub@pa.gov
Opening Hours
Not published — contact the clinic to confirm hours.
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FAQs
Admission Process
Individuals admitted to WSH must come from a community inpatient psychiatric hospitalization. If a treating physician at the community hospital determines that the individual requires long-term psychiatric treatment, a referral is initiated by the community hospital with the approval of the appropriate county mental health program. Family members and significant others are welcome and encouraged to visit or speak with the hospital staff during the preadmission phase to have questions answered and to promote and support continuity of care.
Referrals are accepted from which counties?
Cameron, Clarion, Clearfield, Crawford, Elk, Erie, Forest, Jefferson, McKean, Mercer, Potter, Venango and Warren.
Admission Staff (Names and Titles)
Pam Shaffer — Director Social Services; Angela Brown — Admission Coordinator; Mike Stanz — Alternate Admission Coordinator (phone numbers provided in the source: 814-726-4525 and (814) 726-4186).
What Patients Say
Overall sentiment across review platforms: mixed
- Rehab.com: 2.68/5 (25 reviews)
- Google Ratings (via Nursa): 2.80/5 (23 reviews)
Patients praise
- timely handling of patient complaints (historical audit)
- focus on quality of life and relapse prevention
- recent inspections found facility in compliance with federal conditions of participation
Common complaints
- mixed general ratings in patient reviews
- historical concerns regarding elopement/absence policies
- past instances of patient abuse allegations
"Our review disclosed that complaints were processed in a timely manner. We reviewed 21 abuse allegation investigations as well as 10 non-abuse complaints. The complaints reviewed were investigated and documented according to regulations."
— Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Performance Audit (2009)"It was determined the facility was in compliance with the requirements of 42 CFR, Title 42, Part 482-Conditions of Participation for Hospitals."
— Pennsylvania Department of Health Inspection Report (May 6, 2025)Synthesized from public review platforms as of Jul 11, 2026 — sources: [1][2][3][4].
In the News
- Department of Human Services, IUP Collaborate to Train Future Physicians in Clinical Setting at Warren State Hospital - PennWatch — Oct 19, 2025
- Indiana University of Pennsylvania, State Hospital OK training pact | News, Sports, Jobs - Times Observer — Oct 11, 2025
- IUP signs a second state hospital as a clinical training site, in Warren | Pittsburgh Metro — Oct 10, 2025
- Funding cuts, lawsuits, and fear derailed Pennsylvania's plan to close state hospitals and invest in community mental health care | WPSU — Nov 13, 2025
- Cuts and lawsuits stall Pennsylvania’s mental health overhaul | 90.5 WESA — Nov 15, 2025
Information sourced from the clinic's website as of July 11, 2026.
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