Providence Hospital To Discontinue Inpatient Psychiatric Services

Inpatient psychiatric services will be discontinued at Providence Behavioral Health Hospital in Holyoke, Massachusetts. According to a statement from the hospital, which is part of Mercy Medical Center, the state's Department of Public Health was notified that they they intend to discontinue those services—including pediatric, adult, and geriatric—as of June 30, 2020. The hospital cited a shortage of psychiatrists as the reason to discontinue the services.

Providence Hospital is licensed for 74 inpatient beds, but has regularly operated at less than 60 beds over the last two years because the persistent shortage of clinical professionals has reduced . . .