Mount Wilson State Hospital
William Newcomer, M.D., Superintendent
Mount Wilson (Baltimore County) Telephone: Hunter 6-7676

Mount Wilson was established in 1926 and provides for the care of
500 patients.
Staff: 385.

Pine Bluff State Hospital

Edward Peyton Ritchings, M.D., Superintendent
Salisbury (Wicomico County) Telephone: Pioneer 9-6503

Pine Bluff State Hospital, opened in 1912 as a private institution,
became State-owned in 1928. It received its present name in 1949.
Pine Bluff provides for the care of 65 patients.
Staff: 41.

CHRONIC DISEASE HOSPITALS

James A. McCallum, M.D., Superintendent
A. S. Dowling, M.D., Medical Director

Florence 1. Mahoney, M.D., Director, Physical Medicine and
Rehabilitation

In 1947 the General Assembly authorized three Chronic Disease
Hospitals for patients who cannot obtain elsewhere the special fa-
cilities needed for their care (Code 1957, Art. 43, sees. 599-603). Three
hospitals are under the supervision of the Bureau of Medical Services
and Hospitals.

Deer's Head State Hospital

Robert J. Gore, M.D., Chief Physician
[H. Lee Chambers, Business Manager

Salisbury (Wicomico County) Telephone: Pioneer 2-2164

Deer's Head State Hospital, authorized by Chapter 994, Acts of
1945, was established in 1950 and has facilities for 284 patients.
Staff: 241.

Montebello State Hospital

Orlyn Wood, M.D., Chief Physician
Robert W. Hansen, Business Manager

2201 Argonne Drive, Baltimore 18 Telephone: 889-3080

Montebello State Hospital, authorized by Chapter 412, Acts of
1951, opened in 1963 as the principal unit of the Chronic Disease
Hospital System. Its principal emphasis is on rehabilitation. Its bed
capacity is 481.
Staff: 445.

Western Maryland State Hospital

1. B. Lyon, M.D., Chief Physician
John R. Cochran, Business Manager

Hagerstown (Washington County) Telephone: Regent 9-6300

Western Maryland State Hospital, authorized by Chapter 53, Acts
of 1952, was established in 1967 and has facilities for 298 patients.
Staff: 246.