Butler Hospital is a private, non-profit, psychiatric and substance abuse hospital for adolescents, adults, and seniors, located at 345 Blackstone Boulevard in Providence, Rhode Island . The hospital is affiliated with the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University , and is the flagship for Brown University's renowned department of psychiatry. Butler Hospital was a founding member, along with Women & Infants Hospital and Kent Hospital , of the Care New England health system in 1996.
12-397: The facility was founded in 1844 as Rhode Island's first exclusively mental health hospital. Industrialist Cyrus Butler donated heavily to the hospital, and it was named in his honor. Local Yankee philanthropist Nicholas Brown, Jr. also bequeathed a large amount of money to construct a mental health hospital which was used to fund the early hospital. Butler Hospital's Gothic Revival complex
24-486: A merchant and co-founder of Brown University (which was then called College of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations). He was the nephew of John Brown (1736–1803) and Moses Brown (1738–1836) and a descendant of English colonist and Baptist minister Chad Brown (c. 1600–1650), who co-founded Providence . His maternal grandfather was Daniel Jenckes (1701–1774), a judge from a prominent family. Both Nicholas Brown Jr. and his father were members of and large donors to
36-816: A prominent printer in Providence, and in 1801, to Mary Bowen Stelle (d. December, 1836), daughter of Benjamin Stelle, Esq. His children were: After his death September 27, 1841, Brown was interred in North Burial Ground in Providence. He left a $ 30,000 bequest to found a mental hospital, which eventually became Butler Hospital . Butler Hospital Butler Hospital is a private, non-profit, psychiatric and substance abuse hospital for adolescents, adults, and seniors, located at 345 Blackstone Boulevard in Providence, Rhode Island . The hospital
48-596: Is affiliated with the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University , and is the flagship for Brown University's renowned department of psychiatry. Butler Hospital was a founding member, along with Women & Infants Hospital and Kent Hospital , of the Care New England health system in 1996. The facility was founded in 1844 as Rhode Island's first exclusively mental health hospital. Industrialist Cyrus Butler donated heavily to
60-580: The First Baptist Church in America . Brown Jr. graduated from the College of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations in 1786. After the death of his father, he created the company of Brown & Ives with his future brother-in-law Thomas Poynton Ives , and served in the state legislature as a Federalist. After inheriting his father's estate in 1791, Brown became such a great benefactor to
72-828: The hospital's inpatient program and their partial (or day) hospital makes up an additional three units. Butler no longer has children's programs, as those were taken over by Bradley Hospital in East Providence. As an internationally recognized research center, Butler participates in many research initiatives including studies in major depression, obsessive compulsive disorder, Alzheimer's disease and other memory disorders, depression and anxiety in dementia caregivers, substance abuse and family violence, smoking cessation, and movement disorders such as Parkinson's disease. Butler Hospital employs approximately 950 full-time and part-time, clinical and non-clinical staff, in addition to more than 50 volunteers who assist in nearly all areas of
84-424: The hospital, and it was named in his honor. Local Yankee philanthropist Nicholas Brown, Jr. also bequeathed a large amount of money to construct a mental health hospital which was used to fund the early hospital. Butler Hospital's Gothic Revival complex was built beginning with its founding in 1844, and includes a 1731 farmhouse that stood on the property when it was acquired by the hospital. The hospital complex
96-587: The hospital. Mary Marran is the President and Chief Operating Officer, and the Chairman of the Board is George W. Shuster. Nicholas Brown, Jr. Nicholas Brown Jr. (April 4, 1769 – September 27, 1841) was an American businessman and philanthropist from Providence, Rhode Island , and the namesake of Brown University . Brown was the son of Rhoda Jenckes (1741–1783) and Nicholas Brown Sr. (1729–1791),
108-1047: The people in the communities they serve. Butler Hospital is southeastern New England's only adolescent, and adult and senior psychiatric treatment center, providing assessments and treatment for all major psychiatric illnesses and substance abuse. There are six treatment units in the hospital's inpatient program and their partial (or day) hospital makes up an additional three units. Butler no longer has children's programs, as those were taken over by Bradley Hospital in East Providence. As an internationally recognized research center, Butler participates in many research initiatives including studies in major depression, obsessive compulsive disorder, Alzheimer's disease and other memory disorders, depression and anxiety in dementia caregivers, substance abuse and family violence, smoking cessation, and movement disorders such as Parkinson's disease. Butler Hospital employs approximately 950 full-time and part-time, clinical and non-clinical staff, in addition to more than 50 volunteers who assist in nearly all areas of
120-562: The school that it was renamed Brown University in 1804 when he donated $ 5,000 to the college. His total gifts to it were over $ 150,000. He also co-founded the Providence Athenaeum and was active in various Baptist and literary causes. He was elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society in 1813. He was married twice; in 1791 to Ann Carter (1770–1798), daughter of John Carter (1745–1814),
132-577: Was built beginning with its founding in 1844, and includes a 1731 farmhouse that stood on the property when it was acquired by the hospital. The hospital complex was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. In 1996, Butler Hospital joined with Women & Infants Hospital and Kent Hospital to create the Care New England Health System in order to continually improve the health and well-being of
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#1732781082224144-546: Was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. In 1996, Butler Hospital joined with Women & Infants Hospital and Kent Hospital to create the Care New England Health System in order to continually improve the health and well-being of the people in the communities they serve. Butler Hospital is southeastern New England's only adolescent, and adult and senior psychiatric treatment center, providing assessments and treatment for all major psychiatric illnesses and substance abuse. There are six treatment units in
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