Mohawk Valley Psychiatric Center
Appearance
Mohawk Valley Psychiatric Center | |
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Government hospital | |
Type | Specialist |
Services | |
Speciality | Psychiatric |
History | |
Former name(s) | Utica State Hospital |
Opened | 1836 |
Links | |
Website | omh |
Lists | Hospitals 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
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- New York Times.
the Utica State Hospital, now called the Mohawk Valley Psychiatric Center
- New York Times. September 23, 2007.
- ^ New York Times. October 13, 1895.
- New York Times.
Mohawk Valley Psychiatric Center in Utica
- ^ "United States Hospital Main Building".
passage March, 1836, of 'An Act to Authorize the Establishment of the New York Lunatic Asylum'
- ^ "McPike Addiction Treatment Center".
- ^ "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for MOHAWK VALLEY PSYCHIATRIC CENTER FOR CHILDREN & YOUTH". nces.ed.gov. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
- ^ "Mohawk Valley Psychiatric Center: The Aftermath". WUTR/WFXV. February 5, 2013. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
- ^ "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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