Ancora Psychiatric Hospital
| 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 | |
| Type | Psychiatric |
| Services | |
| Beds | 532 |
| Helipads | |
| Helipad | No |
| History | |
| Founded | 1955 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in the United States |
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location, address.Ancora Psychiatric Hospital is a 532 active bed (709 capacity) hospital located in the Ancora section of Winslow Township, New Jersey. The Ancora campus, opened in 1955, covers 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. Although the hospital is located in Winslow, it has 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.