Astria Health broke ground on a Behavioral Health Unit expansion at Astria Toppenish Hospital on July 2, 2024. The expansion is a milestone in their commitment to mental health needs in our state. With strong support from legislators, community partners, local government and businesses, 100% of the required $13.1 million was secured to complete the new unit.
The Behavioral Health expansion project will add 14 new beds to ATH’s existing capacity, bringing the total number of available beds to 29. With the additional capacity, the team will be able to serve an estimated additional 157 psychiatric patients annually.
The civil commitment program serves patients from all over Washington, providing long-term, intensive inpatient psychiatric care. Patients stay 90-180 days, sometimes longer, working to stabilize and develop coping skills to help them manage symptoms safely upon release. Studies show patients experience better transitions to independent living when treated in a behavioral health setting.
“We are sincerely grateful for all the support and attention given to this project. Legislators and our community helped secured the future of Astria Toppenish Hospital,” said hospital Administrator Cathy Bambrick.
Astria Toppenish Hospital is a Joint Commission accredited 78-bed community hospital providing inpatient and outpatient services. It is located on the indigenous land of the Yakama Nation and provides vital services to tribal members, farmworkers that live and work in the area, and the community members in the region.
Astria Health, headquartered in the heart of the Yakima Valley, is a non-profit healthcare system based in Eastern Washington. Astria Health is the parent organization of Astria Sunnyside Hospital and Astria Toppenish Hospital, along with 23 outpatient clinics offering primary care and specialty services, including but not limited to behavioral health, home health and hospice, neurosurgery, oncology, podiatry, rehabilitation therapy, orthopedics, and sleep medicine.
For more information, visit www.astria.health.
