California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) has awarded the Alameda Health System (AHS) more than $77 million from the Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program (BHCIP), funded through Proposition 1.
AHS will use the funding to build a 10-bed inpatient medical detox and psychiatric care unit at San Leandro Hospital and two 20-bed units dedicated to geriatric psychiatric patients at St. Rose Hospital.
“This is a transformative investment for Alameda Health System and the East Bay community.” said AHS Chief Operating Officer Mark Fratzke, who also serves as Board Chair at St. Rose Hospital. “It strengthens our ability to care for those in the most vulnerable moments of their lives and ensures that people can get the mental and behavioral health care they need close to home.”
Fratzke added that AHS is “proud to be recognized as a critical component of California’s efforts to modernize and expand mental and behavioral health care. This funding will advance our mission of caring, healing, teaching, and serving all.”…