Ancora Psychiatric Hospital

Ancora Psychiatric Hospital
New Jersey Department of Human Services
Map
Geography
LocationWinslow Township, New Jersey, United States
Organization
FundingGovernment hospital
TypePsychiatric
Services
Beds532
HelipadNo
History
Opened1955
Links
ListsHospitals in the United States

Ancora Psychiatric Hospital is a 532 active bed (709 capacity)[1] hospital located in the Ancora section of Winslow Township, New Jersey. Opened in 1955, the Ancora campus consists of 650 acres (263 ha). The hospital offers a multidisciplinary team approach to development and implementation of care. Ancora is the largest of the state's four public psychiatric hospitals.[2] Although the hospital is located in Winslow, it is assigned a Hammonton mailing address.

Most patients at Ancora have been committed involuntarily, as a potential danger to themselves or others.[1]

  1. ^ a b "APH Fact Sheet 2014" (PDF). 19 December 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 December 2014. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference NJ was invoked but never defined (see the help page).