Cadence, Other Hospitals Seeks Gains In Mental Health Cuts

Circle Connections: New Products & Services Cadence Health plans to spend more than $20 million expanding its inpatient mental health unit at Central DuPage Hospital in the western suburbs, as more hospitals seek to meet the growing demand for treatment. Cadence plans to more than triple the unit, to 48 beds from 15, at Central DuPage in Winfield, according to an application the health system submitted last week to the Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board, which must approve the proposal. The project would raise the hospital's total number of licensed beds to 380 from 347. "The primary . . .