Prince George’s County officials celebrated the opening Tuesday of a new behavioral health facility, a project partly funded through federal and state grants to help address the county’s long-standing scarcity of mental and behavioral health care.
The $7.6 million project, at MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center in Clinton, includes 22 inpatient beds, as well as outpatient and partial-hospitalization resources. The new facility is expected to begin accepting patients later this month.
“Today is yet another step in our journey to provide access to the comprehensive health care that our residents deserve,” Prince George’s County Executive Angela D. Alsobrooks (D) said at a news conference Tuesday. “And today continues, as well, our increased focus on behavioral health care, a need that has gone long underserved in this community.”
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