Saturday, December 21, 2024
12/21/2024
The project proposes to construct a state-of-the-art psychiatric hospital in Uvalde, Texas to address the absence of inpatient psychiatric beds and services for a significant portion of rural and frontier Texas that stretches from the Bexar County line (San Antonio) to the Texas/Mexico border spanning from Del Rio, Texas to Laredo, Texas. The hospital will have three 15-bed wings totaling 45 beds. Two wings (30-beds) are dedicated to serving adults ages 18 and older, and one wing to youth ages 12-17 who are experiencing acute psychiatric distress requiring immediate stabilization facility services. Including Uvalde County, this facility is intended to serve at least 33 Texas counties. The project intends to address three significant behavioral healthcare deficits endured by persons residing in the 33 counties: lack of psychiatric stabilization beds across the 33-county area; severe over-utilization of hospital emergency rooms for psychiatric emergencies in the identified areas; a need for culturally competent behavioral health professionals in the identified areas.
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