The Behavioral Health Pavilion will serve 2,600 patients and expects 3,200 annual visits, of with 60% will be Medicaid recipients. The Project doubles the number of behavioral health inpatient beds currently available at the Hospital, and doubles the number of practitioners (i.e., doctors, nurses, mental health professionals) serving this vulnerable population. Specifically, it will create 150 new positions and retain 200 jobs. Of the 350 jobs, 10% will be filled by low-income community residents and 10% are accessible to persons without a college degree. The Hospital offers its employees a suite of benefits including medical and dental insurance, paid time-off, retirement, life and disability insurance, tuition reimbursement, and workforce development.
Urban Action Community Development (UACD) deployed $7.25MM in Round 18 NMTC allocation to the Dayton Children’s Hospital (the Hospital) so that it can increase its level of care for children impacted by behavioral health concerns. Located in Dayton, Ohio, the Hospital provides primary and specialty health care services for infants, children, and teens. Its mission is the “relentless pursuit of optimal health for every child within our reach.” The Hospital is a 181-bed facility that serves over 300k patients annually, and it specializes in cures for cancer to broken bones. In 2019, the Hospital opened a 24-bed mental and behavioral health inpatient unit, which has a goal of stabilizing a child in crisis in a safe, comfortable, and supportive environment then connecting that child to ongoing outpatient therapy. The healing process begins on the unit through a combination of traditional talk therapy, art, music, and movement therapy as well as the unique use of an interactive media board.
Healthcare practitioners at the Dayton Children’s Hospital have indicated that children’s mental health concerns were growing rapidly prior to the pandemic, but COVID-19 only exacerbated the already untenable situation. In an effort to better serve the needs of its pediatric patients, the Dayton Children’s Hospital will be launching The Behavioral Health Pavilion (the Project), which will be a stand-alone facility on the main campus 100% dedicated to serving the inpatient behavioral health needs of the region’s pediatric population. The 110k SF facility will contain 48 inpatient beds (an increase from 24 beds), a 12-room crisis center (increase from seven beds), an expanded day treatment program and a cross-over program. The crisis center operates like an emergency department for the behavioral health unit, but it only sees mental and behavioral health issues in that center.
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