Description

This is a report on the Commission's review of conditions at Manhattan Psychiatric Center (MPC). This review began as an outgrowth of the Commission's Mental Hygiene Medical Review Board reviews of patient deaths at MPC in 1979, which raised questions regarding management and treatment practices at the facility. In April of 1980 our findings were shared with the Office of Mental Health and MPC and a plan of correction was developed. During 1981, Commission staff conducted a follow-up on the implementation through a second in-depth review at Manhattan Psychiatric Center.