Mental health inpatient unit closing at NCH Healthcare System after 30 years; other options cited

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Written By Jeri Moore Brunton

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The nonprofit NCH announced in early June that it is closing its 12-bed inpatient psychiatric unit effective July 1.

Patients who need that level of mental health care will be referred to the David Lawrence Centers, the nonprofit, privately-run mental health organization in Collier County. NCH has been averaging six to nine admitted psychiatric patients per day in 2021 and the year before, according to Gina Teegarden, a chief nursing executive at NCH. Outpatient-based behavioral health services will still be offered.

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