Bryce Hospital
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Bryce Hospital opened in 1861 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States. It is Alabama's oldest and largest inpatient psychiatric facility. First known as the Alabama State Hospital for the Insane[2] and later as the Alabama Insane Hospital, the building is considered an architectural model.[3] The hospital houses 268 beds for acute care, treatment and rehabilitation of full-time (committed) patients. The Mary Starke Harper Geriatric Psychiatry Hospital, a separate facility on the same campus, provides an additional 100 beds for inpatient geriatric care. The main facility was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.[1]
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Bryce Hospital | |
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Geography | |
Location | Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States |
Coordinates | 33°12′59″N 87°32′18″W |
Organization | |
Care system | Public |
Type | Specialist |
Services | |
Beds | 268 |
Speciality | Psychiatric hospital |
History | |
Opened | 1861 |
Links | |
Lists | Hospitals in Alabama |
Alabama Insane Hospital | |
Location | University Blvd., Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
Area | 17 acres (7 ha) |
Built | 1853–59 |
Architect | Sloan, Samuel, et al.; Stewart |
Architectural style | Mixed (more than 2 styles from different periods), Italianate, Roman Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 77000216[1] |
Added to NRHP | April 18, 1977 |
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