Assorted admission, discharge, and death records
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Overview of the Records
Repository
- New York State Archives
222 Madison Avenue
Albany, NY 12230
Summary
- This series documents patient admissions, discharges, and deaths. The records may have been used for reporting purposes or for the compilation of statistics. Information includes patient admission, re-admission, discharge, and death cards and weekly lists of patients discharged and admitted. Weekly lists vary in content from detailed to mere lists of patient names, date, sex, patient numbers, and manner of leaving for discharges or legally liable relative for admissions. Records are restricted.
Title
- Assorted admission, discharge, and death records
Quantity
- 1.5 cubic feet
Inclusive Dates
Bulk Dates
Series Number
- B1816
Creator
Arrangement
Arranged by type of record, then chronological.
Scope and Content Note
This series consists of scattered documentation of patient admissions and discharges, and deaths. Series includes patient admission, re-admission, discharge, and death cards (ca.1941-1945); weekly lists of patients discharged (April 1960-March 1964); and weekly lists of patients admitted (1943, 1964-1965). Cards include detailed patient information. Weekly lists vary in content from detailed to from mere lists of patient names, date, sex, patient numbers, and manner of leaving for discharges or legally liable relative for admissions. Information contained in these records was possibly used for reporting purposes or for compiling statistics.
Other Finding Aids
Container list.
Access Restrictions
Restricted permanently in accordance with Section 33.13, Mental Hygiene Law, relating to confidentiality of clinical records and the Personal Privacy Protection Law.Access permitted under certain conditions upon application to and approval by the State Archives.
Access Terms
Corporate Name(s)
Geographic Name(s)
Subject(s)
- Mentally ill--Commitment and detention--New York (State)
- Mentally ill--New York (State)
- Psychiatric hospitals--Length of stay--New York (State)
- Mental health facilities--Admission and discharge--New York (State)
- Psychiatric hospital patients--New York (State)