Rosewood Center
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| Rosewood Center Maryland Department of Mental Health and Hygiene |
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| Place | Owings Mills Maryland, (US) |
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| Care System | State-run institution |
| Hospital Type | Unknown |
| Services | |
| Emergency Dept. | No |
| Beds | Unknown |
| History | |
| Founded | 1888 |
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| Website | Homepage |
| See also | Hospitals in the United States |
The Rosewood Center is a psychiatric hospital located in Owings Mills, Maryland.
It was established in 1888 as the Asylum and Training School for the Feeble Minded. From 1912 to 1961, it was known as the Rosewood State Training School. In 1961, the facility was renamed as the Rosewood State Hospital.
After the state departments of health and mental hygiene merged in 1969, the facility was renamed the Rosewood Center. The antiquated facility has been threatened with closing in recent years.
The old and new facilities stand directly across a field from each other, the newer facility still active housing over half of the people with developmental disabilities who reside in Maryland's four state-run institutions. The old grounds have been known for ghost sightings and have been well traveled through. The main building was burnt in a 2006 case of arson and the site is now under security monitoring.
On January 15, 2008, the state of Maryland announced that Rosewood would close within 18 months[1].
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