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Timeline

The Renfrew Center Timeline:

1985 → The Renfrew Center, the nation’s first free-standing eating disorder treatment facility,  opens its doors in Philadelphia.

1990 → A second residential facility, The Renfrew Center of Florida, opens in Coconut Creek. The Renfrew Center Foundation, a tax-exempt, nonprofit organization is founded with the mission to advance the education, prevention, research and treatment of eating disorders.

1994 → Lower levels of care are developed at The Renfrew Center of Philadelphia and Florida. The Renfrew Center of New York opens.

1995 → The Renfrew Center of Northern New Jersey opens.

2000 → The Renfrew Center of Connecticut opens.

2007 → The Renfrew Center of North Carolina, The Renfrew Center of Tennessee and The Renfrew Center of Radnor, PA open. Renfrew House opens at the Philadelphia site.

2009 → The Renfrew Center of Maryland and The Renfrew Center of Texas open.

2010 → Renfrew celebrates its 25th Anniversary.

2012 → The Renfrew Center of Southern New Jersey opens.

2013 → The Renfrew Center of Georgia opens.

Click here to read about the history of The Renfrew Center from Renfrew’s Founder and President, Samuel E. Menaged, JD.