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The new state hospital has space for nearly 40 additional beds, and has begun a study to determine what types of patients ...
As Texas embarks on a $2.5 billion expansion of its 163-year-old state psychiatric hospital system, the private psychiatric hospital industry, which offers a more accessible entry point for those ...
Construction on the new state-run psychiatric hospital near Meridian and MacArthur was already well underway Wednesday as local officials and others celebrated a step toward providing more beds ...
Construction underway on new state mental health hospital. What’s happening now By Kylie Cameron. April 9, 2025 3:02 PM.
As Texas embarks on a $2.5 billion expansion of its 163-year-old state psychiatric hospital system, the private psychiatric hospital industry, which offers a more accessible entry point for those ...
Ohio’s six state-run psychiatric hospitals are nearly full. Their patients are almost exclusively individuals coming from the criminal justice system – including those transferred from jails ...
Although Cleveland State Hospital kept pace with progress in medicine, conditions continued to decline in the 1920s and 1930s because of overcrowding and irregular state support. In 1946 ...
The patient alleged that the state placed him on a waitlist for the state hospital, without assessing the severity of his mental health needs to see if he needed to be admitted sooner.
Metropolitan State Hospital occupies 162 acres in Norwalk. That’s about the same size as Disneyland. Many of Metropolitan’s structures have been unoccupied for decades. Coyotes prowl freely ...
By Terri Langford, The Texas Tribune As Texas embarks on a $2.5 billion expansion of its 163-year-old state psychiatric hospital system, the private psychiatric hospital industry, which offers a ...
In addition, the state will continue its Hospital Access Funds program, which allows those not involved with the criminal justice system to have their care covered at a private psychiatric facility..
Overall, Texas has spent more on mental health care in recent years. State expenditures on behavioral health by all agencies have soared from $6.9 billion in 2015 to $11.6 billion in 2023. A ...