News Report | April 5, 2021
Milwaukee County Wisconsin Partners With Four Health Systems To Develop Joint Venture Mental Health Emergency Center
The Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, Behavioral Health Division (BHD) is planning to partner with four local health systems on a joint venture to develop a mental health emergency center for the county. The health systems are Advocate Aurora Health, Froedtert Health, Ascension Wisconsin, and Children’s Wisconsin. The plans call for the center to provide four inpatient beds for adults, and four observation beds, with two for adults and two for youth. It will be open 24 hours per day, seven days per week.
In February 2021, the Milwaukee County Mental Health Board voted to approve BHD entering into a Letter . . .