Fairfield Hills Hospital

Fairfield Hills Hospital
State of Connecticut Department of Mental Health
Fairfield State Hospital from above
Geography
Location	Newtown, Connecticut, United States
Coordinates	41°24′N 73°17′W / 41.40°N 73.29°W / 41.40; -73.29
Organization
Type	Specialist
Services
Beds	4,000
Speciality	Psychiatric hospital
History
Former name(s)	Fairfield State Hospital
Opened	June 1, 1931
Closed	1995
Links
Lists	Hospitals in Connecticut

Fairfield State Hospital (as it was known from 1929 to 1963) or Fairfield Hills Hospital (as it was known after 1963)^[1] was a psychiatric hospital in Newtown, Connecticut, which operated from 1931 until 1995. At its peak, the hospital housed over 4,000 patients. The entire facility was owned and operated by the State of Connecticut Department of Mental Health. The facility still stands, just southeast of the center of Newtown.