North Tampa Behavioral Health Opens In Wesley Chapel

Circle Connections: New Products & Services A new psychiatric hospital in east Pasco aims to help an underserved demand for mental health care in the county. North Tampa Behavioral Health opened Oct. 1 on State Road 56 in Wesley Chapel. According to CEO Jim Harris, the hospital has 70-plus employees and 25 beds, with plans to expand to 75 beds and accept Baker Act and Marchman Act patients in coming months. In Florida, the Baker Act is a way of providing emergency services and temporary detention for mental health evaluation and treatment, on either a voluntary or involuntary basis . . .