By Dignity Health
Kindred Behavioral Health, a business unit of LifePoint Health, and Dignity Health have announced the signing of a letter of intent to build and operate a new inpatient behavioral health hospital on the campus of Dignity Health St. Joseph’s Westgate Medical Center in Glendale.
The two story, 95KSF facility will include 96 inpatient beds and provide outpatient services. The center is projected to cost $55M to build and will employ more than 150 healthcare professionals. Construction is expected to begin in fall 2023.
Once built, the new facility will help to meet the diverse and complex behavioral health needs of adolescents, transitional age youth, adults, and seniors by providing a comprehensive range of mental health services.
This new joint venture between Dignity Health and KBH expands on an already existing relationship between the two organizations. The partnership currently includes the operation of an inpatient rehabilitation hospital in the East Valley that provides care for patients recovering from severe injuries and illnesses including stroke, amputation, and orthopedic injuries; as well as another rehabilitation hospital that is slated to open in the East Valley in the near future.
The behavioral health hospital in Glendale is expected to open in early 2024, subject to regulatory and other approvals. (Source)
