Kansas Increased Inpatient Psychiatric Capacity By 32% Since 2019
Over the past four years, Kansas increased the number of inpatient psychiatric beds by 32%, from 721 in 2019 to 954 in 2023. The 233 additional beds were added at child inpatient facilities, psychiatric residential treatment facilities (PRTF), and adult inpatient psychiatric facilities. The increase had been recommended in 2019 as key to stabilizing the public behavioral health system.
Kansas Additions To Inpatient Psychiatric Bed Capacity, 2019 To 2023, By Bed Type
Year
Child Inpatient Acute Beds
Adult Psychiatric Beds
PRTF Beds
Total
2019
170
243
308
721
2023
212
318
424
954
Total added
42
75
116
233
Percentage . . .