Which psychiatric hospital has a larger capacity, The Psychiatric Institute of Washington or St. Elizabeths Hospital?
St. Elizabeths Hospital St. Elizabeths Hospital opened in 1855 as the first federally operated psychiatric hospital in the United States. Housing over 8,000 patients at its peak in the 1950s, the hospital at one point had a fully functioning medical-surgical unit, a school of nursing, and accredited internships and psychiatric residencies. Its campus was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1990.
St Edward's Hospital St Edward's Hospital also known as Cheddleton County Mental Asylum, was opened in 1899 by Staffordshire County Council to hold up to 600 mental health patients. The hospital closed in 2002, and is now converted into a series of apartments and houses.