ECU Health and Acadia Healthcare to host behavioral health hospital groundbreaking

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ECU Health and Acadia Healthcare to host behavioral health hospital groundbreaking

Published: Tuesday, October 31st, 2023 @ 8:40 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff ( More Entries )

Press Release:

    What:

    ECU Health and Acadia Healthcare are hosting a groundbreaking ceremony to celebrate the start of construction on its previously announced state-of-the-art, 144-bed behavioral health hospital in Greenville. The event will celebrate the joint venture partnership between ECU Health and Acadia Healthcare, which will own and operate the new hospital together. Slated to open in Spring 2025, the hospital will be a center of excellence situated less than a mile from ECU Health Medical Center. It will offer comprehensive inpatient and intensive outpatient treatment for adults, seniors, children and adolescents who struggle with acute symptoms of mental health such as anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), as well as treatment for co-occurring disorders.

    Who:

    Kody Kinsley, Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services

    Dr. Michael Waldrum, ECU Health CEO and Dean, Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University

    Chris Hunter, CEO, Acadia Healthcare

    When:

    10 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023. Please plan to arrive early to account for expected traffic.

    Where:

    The site of the new hospital is located at the intersection of MacGregor Downs Road and Allen Road.

    The address for the facility adjacent to the groundbreaking location is 2910 MacGregor Downs Road, Greenville, N.C. 27834.

    RSVP:

    RSVP for parking accommodation and details.

   Contact: Ashlin Elliott
   ECU Health Public Relations
   Phone: 252-412-9436
   Email: Ashlin.Elliott@VidantHealth.com

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