Seminole Point Hospital

From the CAPE COD TIMES
August 14, 1998

NORTH CANAAN, Conn. - James Francis O'Neill, 72, who leaves family on the Cape, died Aug. 6 at the Sharon Health Care Center in Sharon.
He was the husband of Maureen (Guilmart) O'Neill for 41 years, and son of Kathryn (Clark) O'Neill of Marstons Mills, Mass., and the late Lt. James F. O'Neill.
Born in Groton, Mr. O'Neill attended schools in Groton, Long Island and Cape Cod. In May 1944, he joined the Navy and served in the Pacific. During World War II, while on duty on the USS Los Angeles, he was involved in the invasion of Iwo Jima, along with many other islands as well as serving with the occupational forces of Japan after the Japanese surrender.
In 1974, he purchased the Chinchilla Farm on Route 7 in North Canaan and opened Serenity Hill Farm, the first free-standing facility in Connecticut for detoxification and rehabilitation for the disease of alcoholism.
Mr. O'Neill's endeavor was instrumental in the licensing of facilities and was the first in the state to be accredited by the Joint Commission on Hospital Accreditations using AA principles as the treatment modality. Besides Serenity Hill Farm, Mr. O'Neill also ran outpatient clinics in both Massachusetts and Connecticut.
Mr. O'Neill sold his facility to Parkside Lodge of Chicago in 1982 and opened Seminole Point Hospital in Sunapee, N.H., on Lake Sunapee. Because of insurance constrictions and his illness, the hospital closed in September 1997.
Surviving besides his wife and mother are a daughter, Maureen O'Neill of West Palm Beach, Fla.; a son, Michael O'Neill of Deland, Fla.; two brothers, Bernard O'Neill of Marstons Mills, Mass., and Daniel O'Neill of St. Petersburg, Fla.; and a friend of many years, Bill W.
A Mass of Christian Burial was held on Monday in North Canaan.
Memorial donations may be made to Mountainside (which was formerly Serenity Hill), c/o Indigent Care Program, 399 S. Canaan Road, Canaan, CT 06018.

Sadly, Seminole Point Hospital is closed.

If you were a patient at Seminole Point, and need
information regarding your medical records, please send
written correspondence to:

Maureen G. O'Neill
Seminole Point Hospital
68 Clayton Rd.
Canaan, CT 06018

no phone calls accepted!

When requesting Medical Records, please provide the
following information:

Patient Name (include Alias' if known)
Date(s) Entered / Left Program
Return Name and Address
Reason for Request

The O'Neill Family would like to thank all those who were
instrumental in making Seminole Point Hospital successful
for many years, and to those who received treatment
through Seminole Point, remember...

"One Day at a Time"

Below are some links to some Alcoholics Anonymous web sites:

Alcoholics Anonymous
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