Multiple freestanding mental health clinics and inpatient units have closed or plan to close in the coming weeks.
Here are five facilities closing Becker's has reported on since May:
- St. Vincent Charity Community Health Center in Cleveland closed its psychiatric emergency department June 30. MetroHealth, another Cleveland system, plans to open a new psychiatric emergency department in fall 2024 to replace St. Vincent's psychiatric 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 will close its behavioral health facility August 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.
- Helping Others Take Initiative, a mental health clinic for individuals with disabilities in Waco, Texas, will close Aug. 31.
- Renton, Wash.-based Providence will close its inpatient psychiatric unit for children at Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane, Wash. The unit treats children ages 12-17, and will close Sept. 7.