8 fast facts on behavioral health hospitals

Eleven percent of hospitals in the U.S. in 2021 were behavioral health hospitals, according to recent data released by the American Hospital Association

Here are seven other stats to know about behavioral health hospitals:

1. As of 2021, there were 668 specialty behavioral health hospitals across the county.
2. The number of behavioral health hospitals rose by 37 between 2017 and 2021.
3. Forty-eight percent of behavioral health hospitals are investor owned.
4. Psychiatric hospitals make up 88.7 percent of behavioral health hospitals.
5. Children's psychiatric hospitals make up 6.6 percent of behavioral health hospitals.
6. Four percent of behavioral health hospitals were substance use disorder hospitals.
7. Hospitals for patients with intellectual disabilities make up 0.7 percent of behavioral health hospitals.