Gracie Square Hospital
Gracie Square Hospital is a psychiatric hospital located at 420 East 76th Street on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, in New York City.
The hospital was built and founded by Cynthia Zirinsky, a mental health care professional, and her husband Richard Zirinsky, a New York City real-estate developer in 1958-1959.
About
The hospital had 140 beds for in-patients, as well as units focused on adult and geriatric psychiatry, drug rehabilitation, and short-term care since 2013.The hospital had 220 beds when it opened in 1958-1959. The hospital is a member of the NewYork-Presbyterian Healthcare System.
Notable patients
- Eddie Fisher, American singer
- Anthony Hecht, American poet
- Thelonious Monk, American jazz pianist and composer
- Phil Ochs, American protest singer and songwriter
- Paul Robeson, American singer, actor, and political activist
- Audra McDonald, American actress and singer