Gracie Square Hospital

Hospital in New York, United States
40°46′11″N 73°57′10″W / 40.769794°N 73.952856°W / 40.769794; -73.952856ServicesBeds140HistoryOpened1958LinksWebsitewww.nygsh.orgListsHospitals in New York State

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][4]

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.[5]

About

The hospital had 140 beds for in-patients, as well as units focused on adult and geriatric psychiatry, drug rehabilitation, and short-term care since 2013.[2][3]

The hospital had 220 beds when it opened in 1958.[6][7] The hospital is a member of the NewYork-Presbyterian Healthcare System.[2]

Notable patients

  • Eddie Fisher, American singer[1]
  • Anthony Hecht, American poet[8]
  • Thelonious Monk, American jazz pianist and composer[9]
  • Phil Ochs, American protest singer and songwriter[10]
  • Paul Robeson, American singer, actor, and political activist[11][12]
  • Audra McDonald, American actress and singer[13]

References

  1. ^ a b Eddie Fisher, David Fisher (2000). Been There, Done That. Macmillan. ISBN 9780312975586. Retrieved January 9, 2013.
  2. ^ a b c "Gracie Square Hospital". Nygsh.org. Retrieved January 9, 2013.
  3. ^ a b "Gracie Square Hospital in New York, NY – US News Best Hospitals". usnews.com. Retrieved January 9, 2013. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. ^ "Program Gracie Square Hospital Inpatient Unit:". www.nyconnects.ny.gov. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
  5. ^ "CBS - Conflict of Interest Summary" (PDF). Retrieved May 25, 2019.
  6. ^ "The New York Gracie Square Hospital Inc - New York , NY - Business Data". www.dandb.com.
  7. ^ Edward Shorter, David Healy (2013). Shock Therapy: A History of Electroconvulsive Treatment in Mental Illness. Rutgers University Press. ISBN 9780813560526. Retrieved January 9, 2013.
  8. ^ Anthony Hecht (2012). The Selected Letters of Anthony Hecht. JHU Press. ISBN 9781421407302. Retrieved January 9, 2013.
  9. ^ Robin Kelley (2009). Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9781439190494. Retrieved January 9, 2013.
  10. ^ David de Leon (1994). Leaders from the 1960s: A Biographical Sourcebook of American Activism. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 9780313029172. Retrieved January 9, 2013.
  11. ^ Scott Allen Nollen (January 10, 2014). Paul Robeson: Film Pioneer. ISBN 9780786457472. Retrieved January 9, 2013.
  12. ^ Paul Robeson, Jr. (2009). The Undiscovered Paul Robeson: Quest for Freedom, 1939 – 1976. ISBN 9780470569689. Retrieved January 9, 2013.
  13. ^ "Audra McDonald is the "Luckiest Survivor in the World" | Here's the Thing | WNYC Studios". WNYC Studios. Retrieved October 18, 2018.

External links

  • Gracie Square Hospital website
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