ADDRESSING A GROWING NEED
By Michael Gilbert
Behavioral Health Center will add 44 beds to serve the region
“Behavioral health is the number one transfer from most emergency departments throughout our region. This new venture will help keep more patients, family members and loved ones closer to home as they work through various issues.” MARK RICHARDS, IRMC CHIEF GROWTH OFFICER
says IRMC Chief Growth Officer Mark Richards. “It will be a new building with new services to care for our adolescent, adult and geriatric patients,” he adds. The facility, to be located on the IRMC campus in Indiana, will be a standalone building with 44 beds.There will be 24 beds for adult patients, 12 for geriatric patients and 8 for adolescents, Richards says. The impetus to construct the new facility stems from a growing need to address mental health issues in Indiana County and the surrounding region, according to Richards. “Since 2020, the needs have skyrocketed, while the provider community is suffering the worst personnel crisis in its history,” he explains, referring to the COVID-19 pandemic.“Training new health care
The front entrance of the Behavioral Health Center under construction on IRMC's Indiana campus.
Indiana Regional Medical Center plans to to open a 31,000-square-foot Behavioral Health Center in the not-too-distant future. Construction began in June on the 31,000-square-foot facility, which is expected to open in autumn 2024,
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