Children’s Hospital New Orleans To Open Expanded Inpatient Mental Health Facility

Children's Hospital New Orleans will open a new 51-bed unit for children in need of inpatient mental health services, expanding its current 39-bed facility amid a shortage of treatment options in Louisiana for youth with mental illness. The 70,000-square-foot building, set to open in January 2020, is part of a $300 million renovation and expansion plan at the hospital's Uptown campus.

The inpatient facility will treat children ages seven through 17 suffering from depression and suicidal or homicidal thoughts, among other mental health issues, which often require a team of personnel including psychiatrists . . .