Here are 20 behavioral health facilities, outpatient programs and inpatient units that closed in 2024:
- Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital in Darby, Pa., closed its 21-bed inpatient behavioral health unit, effective Oct. 26.
- Signature Psychiatric Hospital closed its two locations in Kansas City, Mo., and Liberty, Mo., in October. The hospital is owned by Franklin, Tenn.-based Acadia Healthcare. The hospital was unable to retain the space it leased from North Kansas City Hospital.
- Des Moines, Iowa-based MercyOne closed the five-bed behavioral health unit at its Clinton (Iowa) Medical Center in October. Patients at Clinton Medical Center needing inpatient behavioral treatment will be transported by ambulance or secure van to another MercyOne location or other nearby inpatient units, a spokesperson told Becker's.
- Fort Kent-based Northern Maine Medical Center cut its children's behavioral health unit and has applied for a critical access designation to address financial issues. The hospital's nine-bed adult inpatient behavioral unit will remain open.
- Lancaster, Pa.-based Schreiber Center for Pediatric Development, the only outpatient pediatric therapy clinic in the area, ended its behavioral health services due to a lack of providers. The facility said it had been trying to recruit providers since the spring without success.
- Bartlett Regional Hospital in Juneau, Alaska, shut down programs at its recently opened Aurora Behavioral Health Center due to lack of funding and staff, Juneau Empire reported July 24.
- Helping Others Take Initiative, a mental health clinic for individuals with disabilities in Waco, Texas, closed Aug. 31.
- St. Vincent Charity Community Health Center in Cleveland closed its psychiatric emergency department June 30. MetroHealth, another Cleveland system, opened a new psychiatric emergency department in fall 2024 to replace St. Vincent's emergency services.
- Retreat Behavioral Health closed three mental health treatment centers in Florida, Pennsylvania and Connecticut. The company also shuttered its five outpatient clinics. The facilities abruptly closed after the deaths of the company's CEO and its chief administrative officer.
- Chico, Calif.-based Enloe Health closed its behavioral health facility Aug. 15. The system said the location has an average daily census of six patients and does not provide comprehensive care, and most behavioral health services are provided at Enloe's main campus.
- Renton, Wash.-based Providence closed its inpatient psychiatric unit for children at Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane, Wash.
- Escondido, Calif.-based Palomar Health closed its 12-bed inpatient behavioral unit while a new facility is built. Construction on a new behavioral health facility is slated to begin in May.
- Midvale, Utah-based Highland Ridge Hospital closed May 7, as the psychiatric facility operates under an amended conditional license. Jim Hess left his role as CEO of the hospital in mid-March.
- North Memorial Health Hospital closed its outpatient mental health services at the end of August. In addition to the closure, the Robbinsdale, Minn.-based health system laid off more than 100 employees in clinical and nonclinical roles, including 27 in mental health services.
- Georgetown (Ohio) Behavioral Hospital closed its doors on March 8. The facility typically treated 19 to 20 patients at a time, and the closure left more than 50 employees without a job.
- Daviess Community Hospital in Washington, Ind., closed its behavioral health inpatient unit May 1.
- Cincinnati-based The Christ Hospital Health Network closed its behavioral outpatient programs March 15.
- Lake Region Healthcare closed its 14-bed Bridgeway Inpatient Behavioral Health Unit in Fergus Falls, Minn.
- Doña Ana County Triage Crisis Center in Las Cruces, N.M., closed.
- Several Optum-owned eating disorder clinics in California, Tennessee, Florida and Wisconsin closed, the company confirmed in January.