Which of two institutes, St. Elizabeths Hospital or Psychiatric Institute of Washington, opened earlier?
St. Elizabeths Hospital: St. Elizabeths Hospital opened in 1855 as the first federally operated psychiatric hospital in the United States. Psychiatric Institute of Washington: The Psychiatric Institute of Washington (PIW) is an acute (104 bed) psychiatric hospital in Washington, D.C. Opened in 1967, PIW is a short-term, private hospital.
St. Elizabeths Hospital