Grand Rapids, Mich.-based Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services has opened a pediatric behavioral health center in Gaines Township, Mich., featuring a pediatric psychiatric urgent care center — the first of its kind in the state, NBC affiliate WOOD reported March 18.
The Pediatric Center of Behavioral Health includes 66 inpatient beds, as well as inpatient, outpatient and partial hospitalization services under one roof. The facility, which resembles a treehouse, was designed to create a welcoming environment for patients.
“Being in an inpatient setting, being in a psychiatric setting, can be really scary. And there’s a lot of institutional feel that you see in hospitals with the hardware, the lighting,” Heather Treib, corporate director of the center, said in the report. “And we really wanted to soften that, make it feel welcoming, make it feel more like home.”
The project received more than $50 million in state funding.
An opening ceremony is set for March 21, with admissions expected to begin the following week.
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