Mohawk Valley Psychiatric Center

Coordinates: 43°6′18″N 75°15′12″W / 43.10500°N 75.25333°W / 43.10500; -75.25333
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Mohawk Valley Psychiatric Center
Government hospital
TypeSpecialist
Services
SpecialityPsychiatric
History
Former name(s)Utica State Hospital
Opened1836
Links
Websiteomh.ny.gov/omhweb/facilities/mvpc/
ListsHospitals in New York State

Mohawk Valley Psychiatric Center[1][2] is a state-run psychiatric hospital located in Utica, New York.

Facilities

Utica State Hospital was founded in 1836 and opened in 1843.[3] It was New York State's first state-run mental health facility, and one of the first of its kind in the United States. The building was closed in 1977, and is now used for records storage.[4][3][5]

The McPike Addiction Treatment Center is a 68-bed inpatient facility.[6]

The center runs a special education school for grades 4 through 12.[7]

The center's inpatient psychiatric unit closed in 2012.[8][9]

References

Utica State Hospital gateway plaque
  1. New York Times
    . the Utica State Hospital, now called the Mohawk Valley Psychiatric Center
  2. New York Times
    . September 23, 2007.
  3. ^
    New York Times
    . October 13, 1895.
  4. New York Times
    . Mohawk Valley Psychiatric Center in Utica
  5. ^ "United States Hospital Main Building". passage March, 1836, of 'An Act to Authorize the Establishment of the New York Lunatic Asylum'
  6. ^ "McPike Addiction Treatment Center".
  7. ^ "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for MOHAWK VALLEY PSYCHIATRIC CENTER FOR CHILDREN & YOUTH". nces.ed.gov. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
  8. ^ "Mohawk Valley Psychiatric Center: The Aftermath". WUTR/WFXV. February 5, 2013. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
  9. ^ "Region still struggling to care for mentally ill after closure of psych center". Utica Observer Dispatch. November 22, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2023.

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