Newsletter Articles | June 30, 2007
Residential Treatment Centers Report Five Percent More Licensed Behavioral Health Care Beds in 2005 Than in 2004
OPEN MINDS, The Behavioral Health & Social Service Industry Analyst
Industry News
Existing residential psychiatric treatment centers increased their number of licensed beds by an average of five percent between 2004 and 2005. The average number of inpatient hospital admissions increased by 0.6% in 2005; the length of hospital stays remained steady at 9.6 days. The average number of inpatient days in care increased by 1.7% to 25,047.
These are among the findings of the National Association of Psychiatric Health Systems (NAPHS) released in their . . .