Behavioral Health Business January 26, 2024
Oklahoma state government breaks ground on 330-bed, $147M project
Construction on the Donahue Behavioral Health Campus in Oklahoma City will begin on March 28. The project brings 330 beds to the city with a price tag of $147 million.
The hospital will encompass 275 adult beds and 55 pediatric beds. It replaces Griffin Memorial Hospital in Norman, Oklahoma, and adds 100 net new beds to the state’s psychiatric hospital system.
The psychiatric hospital is on Oklahoma State University’s campus in the city. The university will also partner with the state to operate the facility. The intersection of state governments and their public universities presents an opportunity to bring existing health care and funding sources to bear on the lack of...