New York’s Kaleida Stops Behavioral Health Admissions

Circle Connections: New Products & Services Kaleida Health has stopped accepting new admissions to its behavioral health program. Erie County Medical Center (ECMC) and Kaleida Health last year announced a $25.3 million plan to consolidate mental health and chemical dependency services at ECMC's Grider Street campus. The new Center of Excellence in Behavioral Health, scheduled to open in January, will include an expanded emergency behavioral health facility, increasing from 6,500 square feet to 18,000 square feet, as well as an 18,000-square-foot outpatient center. The combined program will include a 180-bed inpatient psychiatric . . .