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Here’s what other
Silver Hill Hospital staff and patients say about the beauty of the campus:
“If we can provide an atmosphere in which one feels that one’s dignity
can be restored, where a patient can spend some time looking at nature for example, watching a stream, those things help to pool together the sense of wholeness that the patient had before they became ill.”
Sigurd Ackerman, MD
Former Silver Hill Hospital President and Medical Director
“The visual aesthetics of Silver Hill make it what it is. It’s beautiful and doesn’t feel like a psychiatric hospital. How beautiful the campus and the Main House are really makes
a difference.”
Natasha, former patient
“First and foremost, we have 44 acres in Fairfield County, the Connecticut countryside. Patients always comment when they first get here, and also when they leave, about how big a
part of their treatment the beautiful surroundings played. The fact that we can combine both proximity to major urban areas with a beautiful, rural campus really makes us quite unique.”
Andrew J. Gerber, MD, PhD Silver Hill Hospital President and Medical Director
“Being close to nature is imperative for those struggling with mental health. Nature has shown to be a great healer. Environment does count and being in
a place that is not sterile where there are opportunities to interact with nature is very important.”
Elizabeth Ortiz-Schwartz, MD Adolescent TLP Service Chief