Universal Community Behavioral Health to Close Several PennsylvaniaFacilities

December 13, 2004 Universal Community Behavioral Health to Close Several Pennsylvania Facilities Universal Community Behavioral Health announced November 19, 2004, that it is to close psychiatric clinics in Phillipsburg and Altoona (Pennsylvania) on December 31, 2004. An additional clinic in Bellefonte is to remain open until June 30, 2004. Universal Community manages several outpatient clinics in Bellefonte, Philipsburg, and Altoona, nearly all of which have been operating at a deficit for over two years. Universal Community Behavioral Health cites a shortage of psychiatrists and financial losses as the contributors to the impending closures. The three clinics in Centre County serve . . .