Gracie Square Hospital Explained

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.

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

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]

External links

• Gracie Square Hospital website

Notes and References

1. Book: Been There, Done That . Eddie Fisher, David Fisher . Macmillan . 2000 . 9780312975586 . January 9, 2013.
2. Web site: Gracie Square Hospital . Nygsh.org . January 9, 2013.
3. Gracie Square Hospital in New York, NY – US News Best Hospitals . usnews.com . January 9, 2013.
4. Web site: Program Gracie Square Hospital Inpatient Unit: . 2023-08-17 . www.nyconnects.ny.gov.
5. Web site: CBS - Conflict of Interest Summary . 2019-05-25.
6. Web site: The New York Gracie Square Hospital Inc - New York, NY - Business Data. www.dandb.com.
7. Book: Shock Therapy: A History of Electroconvulsive Treatment in Mental Illness . Edward Shorter, David Healy . Rutgers University Press . 2013. 9780813560526 . January 9, 2013.
8. Book: The Selected Letters of Anthony Hecht . Anthony Hecht . JHU Press . 2012 . 9781421407302 . January 9, 2013.
9. Book: Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original . Robin Kelley . Simon and Schuster. 2009. 9781439190494 . January 9, 2013.
10. Book: Leaders from the 1960s: A Biographical Sourcebook of American Activism . David de Leon. ABC-CLIO . 1994 . 9780313029172 . January 9, 2013.
11. Book: Paul Robeson: Film Pioneer . Scott Allen Nollen . January 10, 2014 . 9780786457472 . January 9, 2013.
12. Book: The Undiscovered Paul Robeson: Quest for Freedom, 1939 – 1976 . Paul Robeson, Jr. . 2009 . 9780470569689 . January 9, 2013.
13. News: Audra McDonald is the "Luckiest Survivor in the World" Here's the Thing WNYC Studios. WNYC Studios. 2018-10-18. en.