Badly needed Tacoma psychiatric hospital's beds empty; accreditation effort on 'pause'
When the new $41 million Wellfound Behavioral Health Hospital celebrated its grand opening in May, the many elected officials from the city, county who had championed its construction celebrated the achievement.
The hospital — which includes 120 behavioral health beds, paid for in part by millions in public money — was supposed to help remedy a long-standing, critical deficiency in Tacoma and Pierce County.
Four months later, the hospital is empty.
Recently, Wellfound made the decision to halt admissions entirely, hospital officials confirmed to The News Tribune this week.
For a facility that was built to address a pressing community need, it’s the latest chapter in a expanding saga that has created an air of uncertainty around the project.
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(Tacoma News Tribune)