Silver Hill Hospital is a non-profit
psychiatric hospital
Psychiatric hospitals, also known as mental health hospitals, behavioral health hospitals, are hospitals or wards specializing in the treatment of severe mental disorders, such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, eating disorders, dissociat ...
in
New Canaan, Connecticut
New Canaan () is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 20,622 according to the 2020 census.
About an hour from Manhattan by train, the town is considered part of Connecticut's Gold Coast. The town is bound ...
established in 1931. The hospital is accredited by the
Joint Commission
The Joint Commission is a United States-based nonprofit tax-exempt 501(c) organization that accredits more than 22,000 US health care organizations and programs. The international branch accredits medical services from around the world. A majori ...
and provides
behavioral health care treatment. This includes
psychiatric
Psychiatry is the medical specialty devoted to the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of mental disorders. These include various maladaptations related to mood, behaviour, cognition, and perceptions. See glossary of psychiatry.
Initial psy ...
and
addiction
Addiction is a neuropsychological disorder characterized by a persistent and intense urge to engage in certain behaviors, one of which is the usage of a drug, despite substantial harm and other negative consequences. Repetitive drug use o ...
services.
From 2010 to 2018, Silver Hill Hospital hosted the annual Giving Hope Gala, a fundraiser to benefit the Patient Financial Aid Fund, which assists patients lacking funds to cover the costs for the hospital's long-term residential treatment programs. The gala was founded by Michael Cominotto and husband Dennis Basso.
History
Silver Hill Hospital was founded by John Millet in 1931 as Silver Hill Inn as a setting to help patients described as "nervous, depressed, anxious, or malingering."
It was located in the Silvermine River Valley of Fairfield County, straddling the borders of Wilton and New Canaan, Connecticut.
Starting in 1971, focus was placed on building the hospital's substance abuse program. By 1984, that program included a psychiatrist, an associate psychiatrist, a psychologist, substance abuse counselors, nursing staff, and a recreational and occupational therapist.''
The inpatient acute care unit was built in 1985
to provide treatment to patients whose mental illness call for constant supervision.
[
In 2012, The Chronic Pain and Recovery Center program launched. In 2015, both an eating disorder program for adults and an outpatient opioid addiction program launched.
]
Facilities
The hospital's 42-acre campus includes former family homes acquired by the hospital's board over time, allowing for longer-term treatment and transitional living programs on the campus.[ The restoration of these homes generated several awards from a local historical preservation society. These include:
* Scavetta House, which serves as a men's residential facility.][ and now houses the Dialectical Behavior Therapy residential program,][
* Klingenstein House, a 1920s guesthouse that now houses the Adolescent Transitional Living Program.]
References
External links
Silver Hill Hospital website
Hospital buildings completed in 1931
Psychiatric hospitals in Connecticut
Buildings and structures in New Canaan, Connecticut
Hospitals established in 1931
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