CITIZENS ADVISORY BOARD FOR SPRINGFIELD
HOSPITAL CENTER

Chairperson: Marie B. Dearing, 1992

Raymond Dudek, 1988; Beatrice O. Johnson,
1989; Janice C. Becker, 1990; Dorothy Bockoven,
1991; Roslyn Lehman, 1992; John B.
Winningham, 1992.

The Governor, upon recommendation of the
Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene, appoints
the seven members of the Board to four-year terms.

SPRING GROVE HOSPITAL CENTER
Bruce Regan, M.D., Superintendent

Wade Avenue
Catonsville, MD 21228 455-7181

Spring Grove Hospital Center is the oldest hos-
pital for the mentally ill in Maryland, and the third
oldest in the United States. It was established in
1797 as the Maryland Hospital in Baltimore City
(Chapter 102, Acts of 1797). In 1872, the Hospital
moved to Catonsville as the Maryland Hospital for
the Insane. It was renamed Spring Grove State
Hospital in 1912 (Chapter 187, Acts of 1912).

The Center admits mentally ill patients from
Baltimore, Harford and Prince George's counties.
The facility is funded to serve an average daily
population of 485 patients (Code Health—General
Article, sec. 10-406).

CITIZENS ADVISORY BOARD FOR SPRING GROVE
HOSPITAL CENTER

Chairperson: Mary B. Panneton, 1992

Annella Leimbach, 1989; J. Lee O'Gier, 1989;
Lelia A. Tankersley, 1989; Josephine P. McCarthy,
1990; Lealia Story, 1991; Nancy S. Garrison,
1992; Solomon N. Jacobs, 1992; Nancy L.
Murphy, 1992.

The Board consists of nine members appointed
to four-year terms by the Governor upon recom-
mendation of the Secretary of Health and Mental
Hygiene. Three members are residents of Baltimore
County three of Harford County and three of
Prince George's County (Code Health—General
Article, sec. 10-411).

UPPER SHORE COMMUNITY MENTAL
HEALTH CENTER

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

The Upper Shore Community Mental Health
Center, which opened in 1982, is a multipurpose
mental health hospital. The Center maintains an
average daily population of 55 patients and pro-
vides psychiatric services for eligible persons, 16
years of age and older, from Caroline, Cecil, Kent,
Queen Anne's and Talbot counties. The Center also

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provides a 15-bed juvenile detention center and a
20-bed intermediate care unit for alcoholics over
the age of 18 (Code Health—General Article, sec.
10-406).

CITIZENS ADVISORY BOARD FOR UPPER SHORE
COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER

See Citizens Advisory Board for Eastern Shore
Hospital Center and Upper Shore Community
Mental Health Center

TAWES-BLAND BRYANT NURSING HOME
Haywood R. Ammons, Administrator

EO. Box 3235
Catonsville, MD 21228 455-7603

Located on the grounds of Spring Grove Hos-
pital Center, the Tawes-Bland Bryant Nursing
Home opened in 1974. The Home provides nurs-
ing home care to an average daily population of 228
geriatric patients who have been in-patients of State
hospitals and cannot be placed in private facilities.
Formerly under the Office of Chronic and Rehabil-
itation Facilities, the Home has been administered
by the Mental Hygiene Administration since July
1986.

ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE
ADMINISTRATION

Lloyd Sokolow, J.D., Ph.D., Director

201 W Preston St.
Baltimore, MD 21201 225-6910
225-6925

By Departmental reorganization in 1987, the
Drug Abuse Administration and the Alcoholism
Control Administration were merged to form the
Addictions Services Administration. The Addic-
tions Services Administration was renamed as the
Alcohol and Drug Abuse Administration in 1988
(Chapter 758, Acts of 1988).

Alcoholism Control. The Administration serves as
a clearinghouse for information on alcoholism. It
develops and promotes State, regional, and local
plans and programs. For local governments, the
Administration provides technical assistance and
consultation on alcoholism prevention and the
treatment and rehabilitation of alcoholics.

To prevent and treat alcoholism, the Administra-
tion seeks assistance from public and voluntary
health, education, welfare, and rehabilitation agen-
cies. The Administration encourages alcoholism re-
habilitation programs in businesses and industries
in the State (Code Health—General Article, Tide
8).

The Administration publishes the Maryland Al-
coholism Resource Directory which lists alcoholism