Becker's Healthcare January 14, 2025
UNC Health Pardee is building a psychiatric inpatient unit designed to meet the unique needs of adolescents.
The Hendersonville, N.C.-based hospital is planning to open a 33-bed inpatient unit in 2026. John Bryant, EdD, vice president of operations and support services at UNC Health Pardee, said the unit is being designed to specifically accommodate adolescents and support healing.
The project, which received funding from the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, managed care organization Vaya Health and the University of North Carolina School of Medicine, is designed to meet critical needs for adolescent mental health in North Carolina. But, because of a lack of access, adolescent mental health units often serve patients from across the state...
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