Austen Riggs Center
The Austen Riggs Center is a psychiatric treatment facility in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. It was founded by Austen Fox Riggs in 1913 as the Stockbridge Institute for the Study and Treatment of Psychoneuroses before being renamed in honor of Austen Riggs on July 21, 1919.
| Austen Riggs Center | |
|---|---|
| Geography | |
| Location | Stockbridge, Massachusetts, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States |
| Coordinates | 42°16′59.1″N 73°18′47.9″W |
| Organization | |
| Funding | Non-profit hospital |
| Type | Specialist |
| Affiliated university | Cambridge Health Alliance, Yale Child Study Center, Yale University School of Medicine |
| Services | |
| Standards | Joint Commission |
| Beds | 74 |
| Speciality | Open psychiatric care center |
| History | |
| Opened | July 21, 1919 |
| Links | |
| Website | http://www.austenriggs.org/ |
| Lists | Hospitals in Massachusetts |
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