Becker's Healthcare February 29, 2024
Valleywise Health has reopened some of its inpatient psychiatric beds that had been closed since 2022 due to staffing shortages. However, dozens of the Phoenix-based system’s licensed psychiatric beds remain closed as it works to recruit more behavioral health staff.
On Feb. 28, the health system confirmed it has been able to reopen 15 inpatient beds at its behavioral health center in the Maryvale neighborhood of Phoenix. Valleywise, the largest provider of court-ordered inpatient behavioral health beds, has 412 licensed psychiatric beds across three hospitals. Of those, 355 beds are staffed and 57 remain closed, according to a report from the Arizona Republic.Arizona Republic.
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