Ancora Psychiatric Hospital

Hospital in New Jersey, United States

Ancora Psychiatric Hospital

New Jersey Department of Human Services

Main entrance to the site from Route 143

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. Ancora also has their own career fire company on site.

Most patients at Ancora have been committed involuntarily, as a potential danger to themselves or others.[1]

## Criminal investigation and controversy

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In 2008, an investigation took place at Ancora by the U.S. Department of Justice. There has been a substantial number of repeated deaths and injuries among patients at the facility, since 2006. The investigation focused on whether patients were safe from harm, and whether residents were served in the most reconciled setting appropriate to their needs, along with their civil rights not violated.[2]

Investigators found that "patients at Ancora suffer an undue risk of harm, stemming from the facility's failure to treat aggressive and self-abusive behavior and its failure to implement systems to protect patients from harm." Ancora also "segregates far too many patients for whom a hospital setting is not appropriate."[3]

## See also

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* Rennie v. Klein

## References

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1. ^ a b "APH Fact Sheet 2014" (PDF). December 19, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 20, 2014. Retrieved December 19, 2014.
2. ^ a b Susan K. Livio. "Ancora Psychiatric Hospital faces federal investigation". NJ.com. Retrieved September 20, 2011.
3. ^ Matt Dowling. "N.J.'s Ancora Psychiatric Hospital patients remain 'at risk of harm,' feds say". NJ.com. Retrieved September 20, 2011.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ancora Psychiatric Hospital.

* Exploring The Unknown History of Ancora
* Ancora Psychiatric Hospital – NJ Department of Human Services

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