The former Hospital for the Negro Insane of Maryland was once the state’s most crowded psychiatric institution. Pulling off a ...

Due to overcrowding at other state hospitals, such as Taunton and Worchester, town hall officials gathered in 1851 to discuss the construction of a new state hospital for the insane. State ...

However, the state's hospitals are not only recognized for their quality care, but also for their history. In fact, the state's oldest hospital was founded in Providence almost 200 years ago.