HOLLAND, Mich. (WOOD) — Holland Hospital is expanding its inpatient behavioral health unit from 16 to 18 beds as Ottawa County endures growing demand for critical mental health care.
“Ottawa (County) has some of the highest levels of psychological stress currently that we have ever seen,” Holland Hospital Director of Behavioral Health Services Mikaela Andrea told News 8 Thursday.
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The two additional beds are funded by a grant from the Michigan Health and Hospital Association . The expanded unit will be able to accommodate an estimated 100 additional patients per year.
“The patients that we treat routinely in that setting are experiencing suicidal ideations or may have had a recent suicide attempt,” Andrea said. “They may have symptoms of psychosis like hallucinations or delusions, or they may just not be able to function, like sleep, eat or care for themselves on their own.”
The growing need for mental health resources was reflected in the county’s latest Community Health Needs Assessment , which has been conducted every three years since 2011. The 2023 results show that the percentage of people reporting poor mental health for more than two weeks nearly doubled from 2014 to 2023…