It’sa big step towards addressing mental healthin Eastern Nebraska and Western Iowa.The brand-new,MethodistJennieEdmundsonBehavioralHealthfacility in Council BluffsItis a joint venture betweenMethodistJennieEdmundsonHospital andAcadiaHealthcare.Teams of psychiatrists, nurses, therapists, and social workers will work together to treat patientsinsidedifferent wingsforeach age group.The 96-bed facility willfocusonacute mental health and substance use disorders.Monican Arora, thechief medical officer for the new,state-of-the-artfacility,says this is historic.
“It’s such a privilege to work in a facility that is not a repurposed unit but specifically made with mental health in mind to meet all the clients’ needs,”Arora said. “Makingsureit’sgoing to beused forfunctional recovery — not justcrisisstabilization. This building is made for that.”…