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| name = Kirby Forensic Psychiatric Center
 
| name = Kirby Forensic Psychiatric Center
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| alt = Kirby Forensic Psychiatric Center
 
| alt = Kirby Forensic Psychiatric Center
 
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| established =
 
| established =
| construction_began = 1863
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| construction_ended =  
 
| construction_ended =  
| opened =
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| opened = 1985
 
| closed =
 
| closed =
 
| demolished =
 
| demolished =
 
| current_status = [[Active Institution|Active]]
 
| current_status = [[Active Institution|Active]]
| building_style = [[Kirkbride Planned Institutions|Kirkbride Plan]]
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| building_style = [[Cottage Planned Institutions|Metropolitan Plan]]  
 
| architect(s) =  
 
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| location = 600 East 125th St, Ward's Island, New York.
 
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| peak_patient_population =
 
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| alternate_names =<br>
 
| alternate_names =<br>
*New York City Asylum for the Insane
 
 
*Manhattan State Hospital  
 
*Manhattan State Hospital  
 
*Manhattan Psychiatric Center
 
*Manhattan Psychiatric Center
 
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In 1863 the New York City Asylum for the Insane opened on the island. From 1860 until the 1892 opening of Ellis Island, Ward’s Island along with Castle Clinton on Manhattan’s southern tip welcomed America’s newcomers at its immigration station. The New York State Department of Mental Hygiene took over the immigration and asylum buildings in 1899, opening Manhattan State Hospital. With 4,400 patients, it was the largest psychiatric institution in the world. It later became the Manhattan Psychiatric Center. Today the hospital serves as a maximum security hospital, mostly court ordered patients from Long island and NYC.
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==History==
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Kirby Forensic Psychiatric Center, is a maximum security hospital of the New York State Office of Mental Health. It is located on the campus of the [[Manhattan Psychiatric Center]] on Ward's Island but separated from the facility in 1985 and is now considered a semi-independent entity. It provides secure treatment and evaluation for the forensic patients and courts of New York City and Long Island. Most patients are received through the courts under Criminal Procedure Law (CPL) or through the OMH Commissioner's office via the New York State Code of Rules and Regulations (NYSCRR) regarding hospitalization of the mentally ill.
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Treatment is provided in accordance with the current standards of professional care outlined by the Joint Commission of Accreditation of Health Organizations (JCAHO) and is carried out with respect for each patient's privacy and rights, in agreement with his/her level of functioning and need for security. KFPC has an active staff education program as well as academic affiliations with several metropolitan area colleges and universities, to help assure quality treatment and state of the art care. Today the hospital serves as a maximum security hospital, mostly court ordered patients from Long island and NYC.
  
  
 
== Images of Kirby Forensic Psychiatric Center ==
 
== Images of Kirby Forensic Psychiatric Center ==
{{image gallery|[[Kirby Forensic Psychiatric Center Image Gallery|Kirby Forensic Psychiatric Center]]}}
 
  
 
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==Links==
 
==Links==
 
*[http://www.omh.state.ny.us/omhweb/facilities/krpc/facility.htm Official Website]
 
*[http://www.omh.state.ny.us/omhweb/facilities/krpc/facility.htm Official Website]
*[http://www.kirkbridebuildings.com/blog/the-lost-kirkbrides-manhattan-state-hospital Information on the Kirkbride Building]
 
  
  
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[[Category:Active Institution]]
 
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[[Category:Cottage Plan]]
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Latest revision as of 00:41, 25 September 2015

Kirby Forensic Psychiatric Center
Kirby Forensic Psychiatric Center
Opened 1985
Current Status Active
Building Style Metropolitan Plan
Location 600 East 125th St, Ward's Island, New York.
Alternate Names
  • Manhattan State Hospital
  • Manhattan Psychiatric Center



History[edit]

Kirby Forensic Psychiatric Center, is a maximum security hospital of the New York State Office of Mental Health. It is located on the campus of the Manhattan Psychiatric Center on Ward's Island but separated from the facility in 1985 and is now considered a semi-independent entity. It provides secure treatment and evaluation for the forensic patients and courts of New York City and Long Island. Most patients are received through the courts under Criminal Procedure Law (CPL) or through the OMH Commissioner's office via the New York State Code of Rules and Regulations (NYSCRR) regarding hospitalization of the mentally ill.

Treatment is provided in accordance with the current standards of professional care outlined by the Joint Commission of Accreditation of Health Organizations (JCAHO) and is carried out with respect for each patient's privacy and rights, in agreement with his/her level of functioning and need for security. KFPC has an active staff education program as well as academic affiliations with several metropolitan area colleges and universities, to help assure quality treatment and state of the art care. Today the hospital serves as a maximum security hospital, mostly court ordered patients from Long island and NYC.


Images of Kirby Forensic Psychiatric Center[edit]


Links[edit]