212/Maryland Manual

The Governor appoints the seven members of
the Board to four-year terms.

SPRING GROVE HOSPITAL CENTER

John M. Hamilton, M.D., Superintendent

Wade Avenue
Catonsville 21228 Telephone: 455-7181

Spring Grove Hospital Center originally was
established in 1797 as the Maryland Hospital
(Chapter 102, Acts of 1797). It adopted the name
of Spring Grove by Chapter 187, Acts of 1912. The
Center admits mentally ill patients from Baltimore,
Harford, and Prince George's counties. The facility
is licensed for 1,475 patients (Code Health-
General Article, sec. 10-406).

Citizens Advisory Board for Spring Grove
Hospital Center

Chairperson: Grace Sommerhof, 1988

Wynn C. Mauler, Jr., 1985; Josephine P.
McCarthy, 1986; Vivian J. Brown, 1987; Mary
Ann Lilly, 1988; Mary Berry Panneton, 1988;
Alvin Polan, 1988.

The Board consists of seven members appointed
to four-year terms by the Governor.

UPPER SHORE COMMUNITY
MENTAL HEALTH CENTER

William W. Tubman, Jr., Administrator
Chestertown 21620 Telephone: 778-6800

The Upper Shore Community Mental Health
Center, which opened in 1982, is a multipurpose
mental health hospital. The Center maintains 72
beds and provides psychiatric services for all
qualified persons 16 years of age and older from
Caroline, Cecil, Kent, Queen Anne's, and Talbot
counties. The Center also provides a 15-bed juve-
nile detention center and a 20-bed intermediate
care unit for alcoholics over the age of 18 (Code
Health-General Article, sec. 10-^06).

MENTAL RETARDATION AND
DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
ADMINISTRATION

Lois Meszaros, Ph.D., Director
Adrian G. Bergin, Deputy Director

201 W. Preston St.
Baltimore 21201 Telephone: 383-3354

The Mental Retardation and Developmental
Disabilities Administration plans, develops, and
directs a statewide comprehensive system of ser-
vices for mentally retarded and developmentally
disabled persons and their families. Developmental
disabilities services include programs for disorders
such as cerebral palsy, spina bifida, epilepsy, and
severe communicative disorders. The Administra-
tion coordinates its activities with other govern-
ment, voluntary, and private health, education,
and welfare agencies.

The Administration consists of six Divisions:
Administration and Management; Program Devel-
opment and Regulation; Licensing, Evaluation,
Training, Research and Development; Access and
Eligibility; Mental Retardation; and Developmen-
tal Disabilities Services.

The Administration operates residential facilities
and also provides funds for purchased care, group
homes and apartments, small residential centers,
and activity programs for mentally retarded per-
sons. In addition, the Administration includes
Crippled Children's Services and Supplementary
Security Income Eligible/Disabled Children's Pro-
grams, Family Support Services, and Continuum
of Care Teams. These teams initiate, coordinate,
and evaluate programs in five designated regions of
the State. Team members provide consultation and
assistance to local governments and other local
resources agencies in the development of plans,
program priorities, and requests for funds (Code
Health-General Article, Title 7). The Mental
Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Ad-
ministration operates nine facilities:

BRANDENBURG CENTER

Carolyn K. Brown, Program Administrator

P. 0. Box 1722
Country Club Road
Cumberland 21502 Telephone: 777-2250

Opened on October 23, 1978, as the Thomas B.
Finan Center—Mental Retardation and Develop-
mental Disabilities Unit, the Brandenburg Center
adopted its present name in 1981. The Center
serves the residential needs of retarded adults in
Allegany and Garrett counties (Code 1957, Art.
59A, sec. 19). Brandenburg Center is a multipur-
pose health facility. The Mental Retardation and
Developmental Disabilities Unit provides occupa-
tional, physical, speech, and hearing therapies,
social services, and medical supervision to its
clients (Code Health-General Article, sec. 7-305).