Gowanda Psychiatric Center Board of Visitors' reports
Series Number
B2880
Summary
These files generated by the Gowanda Psychiatric Center Board of Visitors include superintendent/directors' reports and Board of Visitors' meeting minutes. The reports document patient and staff health; accidents; staff promotion and activities; and fund allocations. They also include institutional department reports and statistics related to admissions, deaths, and discharges. The minutes record each member's activities, observations, inspections, and interviews.
Creator
Gowanda Psychiatric Center
Access Restrictions
Names of patients are restricted in accordance with Mental Hygiene Law, Section 33.13, relating to confidentiality of clinical records. Access is permitted under certain conditions upon approval by the Office of Mental Health.
Gowanda Psychiatric Center master patient index cards
Series Number
B2914
Summary
These cards serve as an index to patient admission and discharge registers. Data on the cards includes name, address, next of kin, facility, case number (the facility assigns a patient identification number to the patient), and state identification number (assigned by the Office of Mental Health and is one number per individual regardless of where the individual is receiving treatment). Cards often include additional patient-related notations.
Creator
Gowanda Psychiatric Center
Access Restrictions
Restricted in accordance with Mental Hygiene Law, Section 33.13, relating to confidentiality of clinical records. Access is permitted under certain conditions upon approval by the Office of Mental Health.