Gracie Square Hospital

Gracie Square Hospital is a psychiatric hospital located at 420 East 76th Street on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, in New York City.^[1][2][3][4]

Gracie Square Hospital
NewYork-Presbyterian Healthcare System
Geography
Location	420 East 76th Street, on the Upper East Side, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States
Coordinates	40.769794°N 73.952856°W / 40.769794; -73.952856
Services
Beds	140
History
Opened	1958
Links
Website	www.nygsh.org
Lists	Hospitals in New York State

The hospital was built and founded by Cynthia Zirinsky,^[5] a mental health care professional, and her husband Richard Zirinsky, a New York City real-estate developer in 1959.^[6][5]

About

The hospital had 140 beds for in-patients, as well as units focused on adult and geriatric psychiatry, drug rehabilitation, and short-term care since 2013.^[2][3]

The hospital had 220 beds when it opened in 1958.^[7][8] The hospital is a member of the NewYork-Presbyterian Healthcare System.^[2]

Notable patients

• Eddie Fisher, American singer^[1]
• Anthony Hecht, American poet^[9]
• Thelonious Monk, American jazz pianist and composer^[10]
• Phil Ochs, American protest singer and songwriter^[11]
• Paul Robeson, American singer, actor, and political activist^[12][13]
• Audra McDonald, American actress and singer^[14]