Gracie Square Hospital
| Gracie Square Hospital | |
|---|---|
| NewYork-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°W |
| Services | |
| Beds | 157 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1958 |
| Links | |
| Website | www.nygsh.org |
| Lists | Hospitals 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] 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 NewYork-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]
- Audra McDonald, American actress and singer[12]
References
- ^ a b Eddie Fisher, David Fisher (2000). Been There, Done That. Macmillan. ISBN 9780312975586. Retrieved January 9, 2013.
- ^ a b c "Gracie Square Hospital". Nygsh.org. Retrieved January 9, 2013.
- ^ a b "Gracie Square Hospital in New York, NY – US News Best Hospitals". usnews.com. Retrieved January 9, 2013.
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- ^ "The New York Gracie Square Hospital Inc - New York , NY - Business Data". www.dandb.com.
- ^ Edward Shorter, David Healy (2013). Shock Therapy: A History of Electroconvulsive Treatment in Mental Illness. Rutgers University Press. ISBN 9780813560526. Retrieved January 9, 2013.
- ^ Anthony Hecht (2012). The Selected Letters of Anthony Hecht. JHU Press. ISBN 9781421407302. Retrieved January 9, 2013.
- ^ Robin Kelley (2009). Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9781439190494. Retrieved January 9, 2013.
- ^ David de Leon (1994). Leaders from the 1960s: A Biographical Sourcebook of American Activism. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 9780313029172. Retrieved January 9, 2013.
- ^ Scott Allen Nollen (January 10, 2014). Paul Robeson: Film Pioneer. ISBN 9780786457472. Retrieved January 9, 2013.
- ^ Paul Robeson, Jr. (2009). The Undiscovered Paul Robeson: Quest for Freedom, 1939 – 1976. ISBN 9780470569689. Retrieved January 9, 2013.
- ^ "Audra McDonald is the "Luckiest Survivor in the World" | Here's the Thing | WNYC Studios". WNYC Studios. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
