Hospital opening two child and adolescent units extending bed capacity to 192 beds

 

Dartmouth, Mass. (March 16, 2022) – Southcoast Behavioral Health (“ScBH”) today reinforced its strong
commitment to the communities it serves through the addition of a dedicated child and adolescent
behavioral health program, expanding the service line from 24 to 48 beds. This is the second bed expansion

since the hospital’s opening in 2015. The first expansion of 24 beds occurred in 2019, providing a Dual
Diagnosis (substance use disorder) unit. The expected completion of this expansion is the first half of
2023. ScBH is operated through a joint venture partnership between Southcoast Health and Acadia
Healthcare.

 

Located in Dartmouth, Massachusetts, Southcoast Behavioral Health is one of New England's leading
providers of inpatient behavioral health treatment. Readily accessible from Cape Cod, Boston, and Rhode

Island, ScBH delivers compassionate care and hope to children, adolescents, adults, and seniors of all
identified genders. The hospital treats a wide array of behavioral health diagnoses.

 

“We are very pleased to expand our facility to help meet the growing behavioral health needs of our
communities,” said Felicia Risick, Chief Executive Officer of Southcoast Behavioral Health. “We are increasing
our bed capacity to 192 beds, which will make us the second largest behavioral health hospital in the State.

With the addition of a pediatric service line, we can now serve patients through the lifespan, thus aiming to
broadly extend healing throughout our communities. I want to thank the entire hospital staff and our
partners for their commitment and hard work. This milestone would not be possible without you.”

“Since partnering with Southcoast Behavioral Health seven years ago, they have provided life-saving services
to thousands of residents in our area,” said Renee Clark, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
of Southcoast Health. “The hospital, in collaboration with the Southcoast Health system, has provided
services that treat the whole patient. This expansion – the second in the hospital’s history – is an exciting
moment for our partnership, as together we continue to invest in the future of our communities.”

“We take great pride in the ongoing success and growth of this hospital,” said Dwight Willingham, Operations
Group President of Acadia Healthcare. “Every day we must work to eliminate the stigma around mental
illness, overcome fear and misunderstanding, and make sure all those coping with a behavioral health issues
Southcoast Behavioral Health Hospital Expands Services and Capacity