Eastern State Hospital (Kentucky)

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Eastern State Hospital
UK HealthCare
Geography
Location	1350 Bull Lea Road, Lexington, Kentucky, United States
Coordinates	38°04′57.0″N 84°29′52.6″W / 38.082500°N 84.497944°W / 38.082500; -84.497944
Organization
Type	Specialist
Services
Beds	239
Speciality	Mental Health
History
Opened	1817 (1817)
Links
Website	ukhealthcare.uky.edu
Lists	Hospitals in Kentucky

Eastern State Hospital, located in Lexington, Kentucky, is the second oldest Psychiatric Hospital in the United States.^[1] It operates today as a psychiatric hospital with 239 beds^[2] providing inpatient care. Eastern State Hospital is owned by the Commonwealth of Kentucky, operated by the University of Kentucky's UK HealthCare and falls under the jurisdiction of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services.^[3]