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Sheppard Pratt at Ellicott City formerly known as Taylor Manor Hospital has operated continuously as an independent private psychiatric hospital since 1907 High quality costeffective psychiatric treatment and special programs are provided in a campus setting

Each patients treatment and length of stay is individualized with a focus on crisis management and stabilization A treatment plan is developed by a multidisciplinary treatment team in conjunction with the patient and the referral source

The treatment team typically includes a Psychiatrist an Internist a Case Manager who is a Psychologist or a Social Worker Activity and Recreation Therapists Nurses and Psychiatric Counselors All referrals are welcome patients return to their referring professionals Referrals may be made by a patient friend employer family or health professional Admission is usually voluntary but may be by court recommendation or with physicians

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History

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A Short History of Sheppard Pratt at Ellicott City
Formerly Taylor Manor Hospital

Isaac Taylor acquired Taylor Manor Hospital in 1939 as a family business Isaac was a successful Ellicott City optometrist and merchant who had built the Taylors Furniture Store He purchased the Howard County Sanitarium Company which was established in 1907 and was called Patapsco Manor Patapsco Manor had ten to twelve patients on an estate of 56 acres Isaacs son Irving was then a first year medical student In the 1940s the facility was renamed the Pinel Clinic after a French physician renowned for humane treatment of the mentally ill While Irving Taylor completed his medical training and fulfilled his military duty Isaac served as the hospitals administrator remaining active in this role until his death in 1978

In 1949 Irving J Taylor MD became the Medical Director In 1954 the hospital was given the family name and became Taylor Manor Hospital Under Dr Irving Taylors direction Taylor Manor was the first hospital in the country to use Thorazine the first neuroleptic in 1953 He went on to work with each new antipsychotic antidepressant and antianxiety medication before it came to market in the 50s and 60s His research included therapeutic benefits side effects and clinical dose equivalences of the new medications In 1966 Dr Irving Taylor started the first psychiatric hospital treatment program in Maryland specifically for adolescents This was followed in the 70s by the development of a DualDiagnosis Program for emotionally ill substance abusers called Group 9 and by a specialized Young Adult Treatment Program

Edith Taylor Irvings wife and the Hospitals Executive Director helped design and build a new Center Building which was occupied in 1968 expanding the Hospitals capacity to 176 beds Edith Taylor received the Artists Equity Award for her placement of original artwork throughout the building to promote a sense of beauty tranquility and a homelike atmosphere She also developed the Hospitals turquoise color scheme and its logo In 1968 the Hospital held its first Annual Symposium Only two years later a major 3day symposium entitled Discoveries in Biological Psychiatry highlighted the major advances in psychopharmacology with presentations by 18 of the worlds major researchers The Educational Programs and the publications that have resulted have helped to shape the psychiatric education of thousands of professionals throughout the country

Dr Bruce Taylor the current Medical Director completed his psychiatric residency at Johns Hopkins Hospital and joined the fulltime staff in 1979 In addition to his administrative duties Dr Bruce Taylor is actively involved in the treatment of patients throughout the hospital He has also been involved in clinical research including being the first to use Wellbutrin in adolescent populations in the United States

Under the Taylors direction the Hospital expanded so that its services included Inpatient Outpatient Partial Hospitalization and Crisis Programs of all ages Respite Programs a specialized Residential Treatment Center and therapeutic Group Homes are also available for adolescents on campus

In May 2002 the Sheppard Pratt Health System and Taylor Manor Hospital signed a binding letter of intent leading to Sheppard Pratts asset acquisition of the programs on July 1 2002 The reimbursement climate for psychiatric services has become increasingly difficult explains Dr Bruce Taylor After much soul searching our family of owners decided that it was preferable to find an organization who could introduce economies of scale as part of its larger organization in order to assure the perpetuation of what we have built over the past 60 plus years We have seen several other private psychiatric hospitals in our state succumb to bankruptcy over the past decade and we were determined not to experience that fate Dr Steven S Sharfstein president and chief executive officer of Sheppard Pratt Health System speaking about this arrangement recently said This is a marriage of two of Central Marylands most esteemed providers of psychiatric care We are delighted that we have been able to craft this agreement which will preserve the legacy of Taylor Manor and the delivery of services to the community it has served for so many years

Sheppard Pratt Marylands largest provider of psychiatric services is a comprehensive behavioral health provider delivering mental health and special education services in 13 Maryland jurisdictions and Virginia Its flagship campus located in Towson is home to the Sheppard and Enoch Pratt Hospital which is licensed for 322 psychiatric beds The Health System and its affiliated agencies serve 30000 patients annually