Closing Time Line
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1990
November 1
November 5
December 17
Adolescent unit transferred to Somerville Hospital.
Central Middlesex admissions diverted to Westborough State Hospital.
R1 closed.
1991
January 2
Tri -City (TC) admissions diverted to Danvers State Hospital and private facilities; two patients transferred to Worcester State Hospital; Cambridge/Somerville (C/S) admission remained; cost funded through June 1991.
January 2-10
Fourteen patients transferred to Westborough State Hospital.
January 16
One patient transferred to Lindemann Mental Health Center.
January 29
One patient transferred to Worcester State Hospital; Commissioner Tomes meets with interested families at Kline Hall.
February 4-12
Four patients transferred to Worcester State Hospital; twenty-four patients transferred to Westborough State Hospital.
February 5
R4 closed.
February 11
B1 closed.
February 15
One patient transferred to Farren Care Center.
February 16
Shuttle service to Worcester and Westborough State hospitals commenced.
February 20
Two patients transferred to Westborough State Hospital.
February 27
Two patients transferred to Worcester State Hospital.
March 13
Three patients transferred to Westborough.
March 20
Two patients transferred to Westborough.
April 2
Five patients transferred to Westborough.
April 4-9
Four patients transferred to Worcester.
April 1-15
Pierson Road (C/S) residence opened for eight patients; Saugus House residence opened for eight patients; Woburn House residence opened for eight patients; Banks Street, Waltham, residence opened for eight patients.
April 17
Three patients transferred to Westborough.
April 23-29
Hammond Street residence (C/S) opened for eight patients; ongrounds Residence I opened for six patients; Watertown apartment opened for four patients.
May 2
Semrad Unit shut with closing of D1 and A2.
May 9
Maynard House opened for ten patients.
May 21
One patient transferred to Worcester.
May 30
Watertown apartment opened for four patients; one patient transferred to Worcester.
June 6
One patient transferred to Westborough.
June 20
Commissioner Elias announced the closing of Metropolitan State Hospital to families and staff.
July 3
Danvers cottage opened for four patients.
September 3
Admissions service moved to R1.
September 24
Cambridge Hospital temporarily relocated Cahill 4 to R2.
November 6
Magazine Street opened for ten C/S patients.
November 13-20
Five patients transferred to Danvers State Hospital.
November 13-20
McLaughlin House opened for six central Middlesex patients.
November 20
Marguerite Terrace opened for twelve central Middlesex patients.
November 21-25
Three T/C patients discharged to existing community residences.
December 3-5
Ten patients transferred to Westborough.
December 5-10
Five patients transferred to Danvers; C/S opened apartments for twenty-four patients.
December 10
Four patients transferred to Westborough.
December 10-30
Burke Unit shut with closing of ME2.
December 16-30
Seventeen patients transferred to Medfield State Hospital.
December 28
C/S Unit shut with closing of M&S2.
1992
January 31
Metropolitan State Hospital officially closed.