Milwaukee County Mental Health Board, September 26, 2018 Meeting Packet With Information About Pending Contract With Universal Health Services

This document was released on September 26, 2018, by the Milwaukee County Mental Health Board. The document is the board's motion to vote on the Behavioral Health Division (BHD) contract with Universal Health Services (UHS). UHS will provide inpatient psychiatric care in a new 120-bed hospital that would open in 2021. The new hospital will allow the county to close its aging Mental Health Complex. The county’s estimated contract cost is about $5 million per year to cover the costs of uninsured individuals. The initial contract term runs for seven years, with options for the county to . . .