More than 1 in 5 U.S. adults live with a mental illness, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. To meet a growing community need, St. Catherine Hospital has opened a new and expanded inpatient Behavioral Health unit.
The fourth floor of St. Catherine Hospital now features 24 additional inpatient beds for Behavioral Health Services, bringing the total to 64 beds. Adult patients diagnosed with behavioral health conditions may be referred to the unit.
“We are thrilled to open this new space for our patients,” said Zachary Glassburn, director of Behavioral Health Services at St. Catherine Hospital. “The new unit offers a soothing environment, but it truly is the people who provide the care that makes it what it is – a place of healing.”…