Acadia Healthcare Forms Joint Venture With SCL Health to Build a New Behavioral Health Facility in Denver Metro Area
December 14 2021 - 1:00PM
Business Wire
New facility will be Acadia’s first hospital in
Colorado
Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. (NASDAQ: ACHC) today announced
that it has formed a joint venture with SCL Health, one of
Colorado’s premier healthcare systems. The new partnership will
build a new 144-bed facility in the Denver area. The new
freestanding behavioral health hospital will expand comprehensive
inpatient and outpatient services to address the growing need for
accessible, high-quality behavioral health services in the Denver
metro area. The facility is expected to open in the middle of
2023.
“Acadia is proud to be partnering with a leading health system
like SCL Health to provide these life-saving services to
individuals and families in the Denver area,” said Debbie Osteen,
Chief Executive Officer of Acadia Healthcare. “The new hospital
will expand our acute service line into Colorado and make a
positive difference in the lives of many individuals and families
of the growing Denver area. This is our 15th partnership with a
premier health system across the country. We are pleased to partner
with like-minded organizations who share our vision to provide
healing and hope to those in need and our commitment to serve the
overwhelming demand we are seeing in our country.”
“We are very pleased to partner with Acadia to enhance access to
behavioral healthcare for our patients in Denver and the
surrounding communities,” said Lydia Jumonville, President and
Chief Executive Officer of SCL Health. “This new hospital will
continue our legacy of compassionate, high-quality behavioral
health services. We are committed to meeting the rapidly growing
demand for behavioral health services in the communities and chose
Acadia as our strategic partner because of their deep knowledge of
the industry and of operating inpatient behavioral health
services.”
About Acadia Healthcare Acadia is a leading provider of
behavioral healthcare services across the United States. As of
September 30, 2021, Acadia operated a network of 230 behavioral
healthcare facilities with approximately 10,200 beds in 40 states
and Puerto Rico. With more than 20,000 employees serving
approximately 70,000 patients daily, Acadia is the largest
stand-alone behavioral health company in the U.S. Acadia provides
behavioral healthcare services to its patients in a variety of
settings, including inpatient psychiatric hospitals, specialty
treatment facilities, residential treatment centers and outpatient
clinics.
About SCL Health SCL Health is a faith-based, nonprofit
healthcare organization dedicated to improving the health of the
people and communities we serve. Founded by the Sisters of Charity
of Leavenworth in 1864, our health network provides comprehensive,
coordinated care through eight hospitals, more than 180 physician
clinics, and home health, hospice, mental health, and safety-net
services primarily in Colorado and the Montana Wyoming region.
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