Oklahoma hoping to bring new psychiatric hospital to Tulsa-area

TULSA, Okla. — Oklahoma may spend some of its COVID-relief money to bring a new psychiatric hospital to downtown Tulsa.

Right now, the Center for Behavioral Health in Tulsa rents out a space near 21st and Harvard, but they’re outgrowing this spot and they often reach capacity.

Executive Director, Dr. Crystal Hernandez says, “Routinely we hit capacity, we do see waves in terms of seasons or days of the week. For example, weekends are rough for us, and overnight we see a lot of influx overnight.”

So, they’re hoping to eventually move to a new location that would be downtown. The hope is to build a new psychiatric hospital, that would have around 50 additional beds and more mental health resources.

This project would cost around $38 million. Oklahoma would use some of the money it gets from the American Rescue Plan Act. This still needs to be approved by the state legislature and the governor.

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