Nashville, Tenn.-based St. Thomas Health and Franklin, Tenn.-based Arcadia Healthcare are building a 76-bed mental health hospital together, according to The Tennessean.
The facility, expected to open in 2020, will have 40 adult psychiatric beds and 36 geriatric psychiatric beds.
"The demand for behavioral healthcare across the country and in Middle Tennessee is extraordinary today, and projections for the future indicate demand will only increase," said Jeffrey Woods, DNP, division president of Acadia Healthcare. "The joint venture partnership with St. Thomas Health will fill a care gap for behavioral health patients by providing adequate access to care for the Nashville community and beyond."
St. Thomas Health first announced plans for the $32 million mental health hospital in May. It was approved by Tennessee health officials Nov. 8.