Southcoast Behavioral Health Expands Services and Capacity
March 16 2022 - 10:00AM
Business Wire
Hospital opening two child and adolescent units
extending bed capacity to 192 beds
Southcoast Behavioral Health today reinforced its strong
commitment to the communities it serves through the addition of a
dedicated child and adolescent behavioral health program, expanding
the service line from 24 to 48 beds. This is the second bed
expansion since the hospital’s opening in 2015. The first expansion
of 24 beds occurred in 2019, providing a Dual Diagnosis (substance
use disorder) unit. The expected completion of this expansion is
the first half of 2023. Southcoast Behavioral Health is operated
through a joint venture partnership between Southcoast Health and
Acadia Healthcare.
Located in Dartmouth, Massachusetts, Southcoast Behavioral
Health is one of New England's leading providers of inpatient
behavioral health treatment. Readily accessible from Cape Cod,
Boston, and Rhode Island, Southcoast Behavioral Health delivers
compassionate care and hope to children, adolescents, adults, and
seniors of all identified genders. The hospital treats a wide array
of behavioral health diagnoses.
“We are very pleased to expand our facility to help meet the
growing behavioral health needs of our communities,” said Felicia
Risick, Chief Executive Officer of Southcoast Behavioral Health.
“We are increasing our bed capacity to 192 beds, which will make us
the second largest behavioral health hospital in the State. With
the addition of a pediatric service line, we can now serve patients
through the lifespan, thus aiming to broadly extend healing
throughout our communities. I want to thank the entire hospital
staff and our partners for their commitment and hard work. This
milestone would not be possible without you.”
“Since partnering with Southcoast Behavioral Health seven years
ago, they have provided life-saving services to thousands of
residents in our area,” said Renee Clark, Executive Vice President
and Chief Operating Officer of Southcoast Health. “The hospital, in
collaboration with the Southcoast Health system, has provided
services that treat the whole patient. This expansion – the second
in the hospital’s history – is an exciting moment for our
partnership, as together we continue to invest in the future of our
communities.”
“We take great pride in the ongoing success and growth of this
hospital,” said Dwight Willingham, Operations Group President of
Acadia Healthcare. “Every day we must work to eliminate the stigma
around mental illness, overcome fear and misunderstanding, and make
sure all those coping with a behavioral health issues know they are
not alone. Unfortunately, too many who grapple with mental health
illnesses are still suffering in silence. This hospital is a beacon
to those in need and provides exceptional quality of care in a safe
and welcoming environment to all ages.”
About Southcoast Behavioral Health Southcoast Behavioral
Health (“ScBH”) is currently a 144-bed inpatient psychiatric
hospital located on a 21-acre property at 581 Faunce Corner Road,
Dartmouth, MA 02747. Southcoast Behavioral Health is in the
Southeast region of Massachusetts, which is comprised of 52 cities
and towns. Prior to the build of Southcoast Behavioral Health, the
Southeast region of Massachusetts was without a specialized
resource for acute behavioral health treatment: Southcoast
Behavioral Health is now that resource and permanency.
The services currently provided are: intensive inpatient
psychiatric services for male, female, and transgender adults 18+;
male, female, and transgender seniors 50+; and adolescents male,
female, and transgender 13-17 years old. Disorders treated include:
depressive disorders, anxiety disorders, self-harming behaviors,
bipolar disorder, suicidal ideation, posttraumatic stress disorder,
homicidal ideation, schizophrenia, aggression, schizoaffective
disorder, psychosis, adjustment disorders and chemical dependency
issues secondary to psychiatric issues. Over the last 2 years,
Southcoast Behavioral Health has become the primary resource for
the Department of Mental Health’s most difficult boarding
referrals. For more information, please visit our website at
southcoastbehavioral.com.
About Southcoast Health Southcoast Health is a not-for-profit,
charitable organization and the largest provider of primary and
specialty care in the region. As a network of more than 700
physicians, hospitalists, and mid-level practitioners, Southcoast
Health is a system of three acute care hospitals — Charlton
Memorial Hospital in Fall River, St. Luke’s Hospital in New Bedford
(a Level II Trauma Center), and Tobey Hospital in Wareham, and also
provides behavioral health services in partnership with Acadia at
Southcoast Behavioral Health in Dartmouth. Southcoast Health’s
system includes seven Urgent Care Centers, two Centers for Cancer
Care, a Visiting Nurse Association, and numerous additional
ambulatory facilities that offer convenience and access to services
for more than 724,000 residents in 33 communities covering over 900
square miles in southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island. More
information is available online at www.southcoast.org.
About Acadia Healthcare Acadia is a leading provider of
behavioral healthcare services across the United States. As of
December 31, 2021, Acadia operated a network of 238 behavioral
healthcare facilities with approximately 10,500 beds in 40 states
and Puerto Rico. With more than 22,500 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.
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Katlyn Auty, Director of Business Development Southcoast
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