Oklahoma Building A $147 Million Mental Health Hospital To Expand Access To Critical Care

On September 11, 2023, the Oklahoma Office of Mental Health & Substance Abuse (ODMHSAS) announced that it will construct a new $147 million, 330-bed mental health hospital on the Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma City (OSU-OKC) campus. The hospital will be named Donahue Behavioral Health. The five-year economic impact of the new hospital to the OKC metro area is estimated at $447.5 million, both in job creation, taxes, emergency room costs, and homelessness.

This new 200,000-plus-square-foot, state-of-the-art facility will offer an array of innovative services that Oklahomans rely on during . . .