CLIFTON T. PERKINS HOSPITAL CENTER
Raymond F. Patterson, M.D., Superintendent

P.O. Box 1000
Dorsey Run Road
Jessup, MD 20794 (410) 792-4022

The Clifton T. Perkins Hospital Center is the
State's only maximum security hospital. Formally
established in 1959 as Maximum Security Hospital,
it was assigned to the jurisdiction of the Depart-
ment of Mental Hygiene. In April 1960, the Hos-
pital was renamed to honor Dr. Clifton T. Perkins,
Commissioner of Mental Hygiene from 1950 to
1959 (Chapter 814, Acts of 1959). Dr. Perkins had
planned and defined the function of the Hospital
but died before it opened early in 1960.
The Center treats patients referred by the courts
of Maryland for pretrial psychiatric evaluation. It is
a residence for individual offenders who have been
found not guilty by reason of insanity. The Center
also serves as a hospital for prisoners who become
mentally ill and require involuntary psychiatric hos-
pitalization. Prisoners are committed to the Center
for an indefinite length of time and only can be
released upon the authorization of a judge. From
other State psychiatric hospitals, the Center also
accepts patients whose illness requires maximum
security treatment for a period of time. The Center
is funded to serve a daily average of 250 patients
(Code Health—General Article, sec. 10-406).

CITIZENS ADVISORY BOARD FOR
CLIFTON T. PERKINS HOSPITAL CENTER

Mary Ellen Zorbaugh, Chairperson, 1996

The Board's seven members are appointed to
four-year terms by the Governor upon recommen-
dation of the Secretary of Health and Mental Hy-
giene.

MARYLAND PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH
CENTER
William T. Carpenter, M.D., Director

P.O. Box 3235
Maple and Locust Sts.
Catonsville, MD 21228 (410) 455-7101

Opened in 1968, the Maryland Psychiatric Re-
search Center is located on the grounds of Spring
Grove Hospital Center (Chapter 558, Acts of
1967). The University of Maryland operates the
Research Center under an agreement with the De-
partment of Health and Mental Hygiene.
The Center conducts a program of basic and
applied interdisciplinary research on mental illness
and trains graduate and postgraduate students in
psychiatric and behavioral sciences research (Code
Health—General Article, sec. 10-425).

METRO MARYLAND REGION

Alice Hegner, Regional Director
(410) 455-7731

The Regional Director for the Metro Maryland
Region oversees administration of mental hygiene
services in the Baltimore metropolitan area. These
include community-based services and the Walter P.
Carter Mental Health Unit, the Highland Health
Facility Psychiatric Unit, the Regional Institute for
Children and Adolescents—Baltimore, and Spring
Grove Hospital Center.

WALTER P. CARTER CENTER
Patricia W. Kendall, Ph.D., Administrator
David B. Mallott, Clinical Director

630 W. Fayette St.
Baltimore, MD 21201 (410) 328-2139

The Walter P. Carter Center began offering com-
munity mental health services to Baltimore City
residents in 1967. These services now include inpa-
tient and outpatient care, partial hospitalizadon,
and emergency services.
The Center also maintains three units at other
sites that provide treatment for adults, adolescents,
and children: Carruthers Clinic, Benson Avenue
Outpatient Clinic, and Cherry Hill Clinic. Psychiat-
ric emergency service is available to area residents
twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. Con-
sultation and education services are provided to
various community agencies (Code Health—Gen-
eral Article, sec. 10-406).

CITIZENS ADVISORY BOARD FOR
WALTER P. CARTER CENTER

Vacancy, Chairperson

The Board's seven members are appointed to
four-year terms by the Governor upon recommen-
dation of the Secretary of Health and Mental Hy-
giene.

HIGHLAND HEALTH FACILITY
PSYCHIATRIC UNIT
Ned Rosinsky, M.D., Medical Director

5200 Eastern Ave.
Baltimore, MD 21224 (410) 558-9005

Located on the grounds of Francis Scott Key
Medical Center, the Highland Health Facility Psy-
chiatric Unit was established in 1972. The Unit
provides psychiatric treatment for residents of Bal-
timore City in close coordination with three local
community mental health programs: Johns Hop-
kins Hospital, Francis Scott Key Medical Center,
and Harbel, a community-based day care program.
The Unit is presently funded for 35 beds (Code
Health—General Article, sec. 10-406).