University of Washington Medicine opened a 150-bed, $244 million behavioral health facility in Seattle.
The six-story facility includes 75 long-term civil commitment beds, 50 acute-care medical surgical beds for patients who also have mental health conditions and 25 geropsychiatric beds, according to a May 15 news release. The center was built on the UW Medical Center - Northwest campus.
The Center for Behavioral Health and Learning will also host an interdisciplinary training and workforce development program.