Gracie Square Hospital
| Gracie Square Hospital | |
|---|---|
| New York-Presbyterian Healthcare System | |
| Geography | |
| Location | 420 East 76th Street, on the Upper East Side, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States |
| Coordinates | 40°46′11″N 73°57′10″W / 40.769794°N 73.952856°WCoordinates: 40°46′11″N 73°57′10″W / 40.769794°N 73.952856°W |
| Services | |
| Beds | 157 |
| History | |
| Founded | 1958 |
| Links | |
| Website | www.nygsh.org |
| Lists | Hospitals in New York |
Gracie Square Hospital is a psychiatric hospital located at 420 East 76th Street on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, in New York City.[1][2][3] The hospital has 157 beds for in-patients, as well as units focused on adult and geriatric psychiatry, drug rehabilitation, and short-term care.[2][3]The hospital was built and founded by Cynthia Zirinsky, a mental health care professional, and her husband Richard Zirinsky, a New York City real-estate developer.[4]
The hospital had 220 beds when it opened in 1958.[5][6] The hospital is a member of the New York-Presbyterian Healthcare System.[2]
Notable patients
- Eddie Fisher, American singer[1]
- Anthony Hecht, American poet[7]
- Thelonious Monk, American jazz pianist and composer[8]
- Phil Ochs, American protest singer and songwriter[9]
- Paul Robeson, American singer, actor, and political activist[10][11]
References
- 1 2 Eddie Fisher, David Fisher (2000). Been There, Done That. Macmillan. Retrieved January 9, 2013.
- 1 2 3 "Gracie Square Hospital". Nygsh.org. Retrieved January 9, 2013.
- 1 2 "Gracie Square Hospital in New York, NY – US News Best Hospitals". usnews.com. Retrieved January 9, 2013.
- ↑ http://www.cchr.org/sites/default/files/CBS_conflict_summary_rev_2006-10-29.pdf
- ↑
- ↑ Edward Shorter, David Healy (2013). Shock Therapy: A History of Electroconvulsive Treatment in Mental Illness. Rutgers University Press. Retrieved January 9, 2013.
- ↑ Anthony Hecht (2012). The Selected Letters of Anthony Hecht. JHU Press. Retrieved January 9, 2013.
- ↑ Robin Kelley (2009). Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original. Simon and Schuster. Retrieved January 9, 2013.
- ↑ David de Leon (1994). Leaders from the 1960s: A Biographical Sourcebook of American Activism. ABC-CLIO. Retrieved January 9, 2013.
- ↑ Scott Allen Nollen. Paul Robeson: Film Pioneer. Retrieved January 9, 2013.
- ↑ Paul Robeson, Jr. (2009). The Undiscovered Paul Robeson: Quest for Freedom, 1939 – 1976. Retrieved January 9, 2013.
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