Manhattan Psychiatric Center
The Manhattan Psychiatric Center is a New York-state run psychiatric hospital on Wards Island in New York City. As of 2009, it was licensed for 509 beds, but holds only around 200 patients. The current building is 17 stories tall. The building strongly resembles the main building of the Creedmoor Psychiatric Center in Queens. It is adjacent to Kirby Forensic Psychiatric Center, a specialized facility for patients with criminal convictions.
| Manhattan Psychiatric Center | |
|---|---|
| New York State Office of Mental Health | |
The main building of the Manhattan Psychiatric Center from the Harlem River in 2017 | |
| Geography | |
| Location | New York City, New York, United States |
| Organization | |
| Funding | Public hospital |
| Type | Specialist |
| Services | |
| Beds | 509 |
| Speciality | Psychiatric hospital |
| History | |
| Opened | 1848 |
| Links | |
| Website | omh |
| Lists | Hospitals in New York |
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