Ancora Psychiatric Hospital | |
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New Jersey Department of Human Services | |
Geography | |
Location | Winslow Township, New Jersey, United States |
Organization | |
Funding | Government hospital |
Type | Psychiatric |
Services | |
Beds | 532 |
Helipad | No |
History | |
Opened | 1955 |
Links | |
Lists | Hospitals 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]
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