The facility typically treated 19 to 20 patients at a time, the station reported. The closure leaves more than 50 employees without a job, according to WKRC.
Georgetown Behavioral Hospital is owned by Florida-based Oglethorpe. The company operates nine behavioral health facilities in Florida, Louisiana and Ohio.
Becker’s has reached out to Oglethorpe and will update this article if more information becomes available.
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