PrairieCare Breaks Ground On 30-Bed Youth Inpatient Psychiatric Hospital Expansion

PrairieCare in Minnesota broke ground on a 30-bed expansion to its inpatient psychiatric hospital in Brooklyn Park. The organization estimates it be able to serve about 3,500 youth annually, up from 2,500 with its current capacity.

The Minnesota Legislature authorized PrairieCare's expansion as part of the Omnibus Health and Human Services Finance Bill in 2021 and most recently in 2022 passed sweeping legislation that waived the hospital bed moratorium and public interest review process for hospitals to add both mental health and substance use disorder beds. Until this bill was passed, there was a statewide moratorium . . .