Which hospital, St. Elizabeths Hospital or Howard University Hospital, opened in 1855 as the first federally operated psychiatric hospital in the United States?
Howard University Hospital Howard University Hospital, previously known as Freedmen's Hospital, is a major hospital lcated in Washington, D.C., built on the site of the previous Griffith Stadium. The hospital has served the African American community in the area for over 150 years, having been established in 1862 to cater for the medical needs of the thousands of African Americans who came to Washington during the Civil War, seeking their freedom. The first hospital of its kind to provide medical treatment for former slaves, it later became the major hospital for the area's African-American community. Following the closure of D.C. General Hospital, As of 2016, the hospital has the highest rate of wrongful death lawsuits of any health facility in Washington D.C. over the previous decade.
Thomas B. Finan Center The Thomas B. Finan Center is an inpatient psychiatric hospital located in Cumberland, Maryland. It is owned and managed by the state of Maryland. The CEO is John Cullen.