The Sheppard and Enoch Pratt Hospital, known to many simply as Sheppard Pratt, is a psychiatric hospital located in Towson, a northern suburb of Baltimore, Maryland. Founded in 1853, it is one of the oldest private psychiatric hospitals in the nation.

What is Sheppard Pratt known for?

Sheppard Pratt is the largest private, nonprofit provider of mental health, special education, substance use, developmental disability, and social services.

Is Sheppard Pratt a teaching hospital?

The hospital prided itself on becoming a leader in the teaching field. ... With quality nursing care hard to find, in 1905, a specialized psychiatric nursing school was created at the Sheppard and Enoch Pratt Hospital.