Closing Time Line
1990
November 1
November 5
December 17
Adolescent unit transferred to Somerville Hospital.
Central Middlesex admissions diverted to Westborough State Hospital.
R1 closed.
1991
January 2
Tri -City (TC) admissions diverted to Danvers State Hospital and priÂvate facilities; two patients transferred to Worcester State Hospital; Cambridge/Somerville (C/S) admission remained; cost funded through June 1991.
Fourteen patients transferred to Westborough State Hospital.
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One patient transferred to Lindemann Mental Health Center.
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One patient transferred to Worcester State Hospital; Commissioner Tomes meets with interested families at Kline Hall.
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Four patients transferred to Worcester State Hospital; twenty-four patients transferred to Westborough State Hospital.
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R4 closed.
B1 closed.
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One patient transferred to Farren Care Center.
Shuttle service to Worcester and Westborough State hospitals commenced.
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Two patients transferred to Westborough State Hospital.
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Two patients transferred to Worcester State Hospital.
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Three patients transferred to Westborough.
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Two patients transferred to Westborough.
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Five patients transferred to Westborough.
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Four patients transferred to Worcester.
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Pierson Road (C/S) residence opened for eight patients; Saugus House residence opened for eight patients; Woburn House residence opened for eight patients; Banks Street, Waltham, residence opened for eight patients.
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Three patients transferred to Westborough.
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Hammond Street residence (C/S) opened for eight patients; onÂgrounds Residence I opened for six patients; Watertown apartment opened for four patients.
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Semrad Unit shut with closing of D1 and A2.
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Maynard House opened for ten patients.
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One patient transferred to Worcester.
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Watertown apartment opened for four patients; one patient transÂferred to Worcester.
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One patient transferred to Westborough.
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Commissioner Elias announced the closing of Metropolitan State Hospital to families and staff.
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Danvers cottage opened for four patients.
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Admissions service moved to R1.
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Cambridge Hospital temporarily relocated Cahill 4 to R2.
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Magazine Street opened for ten C/S patients.
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Five patients transferred to Danvers State Hospital.
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McLaughlin House opened for six central Middlesex patients.
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Marguerite Terrace opened for twelve central Middlesex patients.
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Three T/C patients discharged to existing community residences.
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Ten patients transferred to Westborough.
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Five patients transferred to Danvers; C/S opened apartments for twenty-four patients.
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Four patients transferred to Westborough.
Burke Unit shut with closing of ME2.
Seventeen patients transferred to Medfield State Hospital.
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C/S Unit shut with closing of M&S2.
January 16
January 29
February 4-12
January 2-10
February 5
February 11
February 15
February 16
February 20
February 27
March 13
March 20
April 2
April 4-9
April 1-15
April 17
April 23-29
May 2
May 21
May 9
May 30
June 6
June 20
July 3
November 6
September 24
September 3
November 13-20
November 13-20
November 20
November 21-25
December 3-5
December 5-10
December 10
December 16-30
December 10-30
December 28
1992
January 31
Metropolitan State Hospital officially closed.