Mariottsville, Md.-based Bon Secours has opened a new partial hospitalization program for teenagers at St. Mary's Hospital in Richmond, Va., the Richmond Times Dispatch reported Jan. 12.
The program is for kids aged 12-17, who do not require hospitalization for behavioral health concerns but need more attention than outpatient treatment. Patients spend eight hours a day at the hospital, then return home. The program will employ eight staff members, including a psychiatrist, the Times Dispatch reported, and can treat up to 20 patients at a time.
Bon Secours operates adult partial hospitalization programs at other hospitals in the Richmond area, the outlet reported.
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