Austen Riggs Center

Austen Riggs Center
Austen Riggs Center main campus
Map
Geography
LocationStockbridge, Massachusetts, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States
Coordinates42°16′59.1″N 73°18′47.9″W / 42.283083°N 73.313306°W / 42.283083; -73.313306
Organization
FundingNon-profit hospital
TypeSpecialist
Affiliated universityCambridge Health Alliance, Yale Child Study Center, Yale University School of Medicine
Services
StandardsJoint Commission
Beds74
SpecialityOpen psychiatric care center
Public transit accessBus interchange BRTA
History
OpenedJuly 21, 1919; 105 years ago (1919-07-21)
Links
Websitehttp://www.austenriggs.org/
ListsHospitals in Massachusetts

The Austen Riggs Center is a psychiatric treatment facility located in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1913 as the Stockbridge Institute for the Study and Treatment of Psychoneuroses by Austen Fox Riggs. The institution was renamed in his honor on July 21, 1919.