Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute
The choice comes after failed makes an attempt to resume the present lease, which expires in September 2026.
As a part of its robust dedication to offering much-needed behavioral well being companies in central Pennsylvania, Penn State Well being will transfer inpatient companies from the Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute (PPI) to Holy Spirit Medical Heart in Camp Hill on the finish of its lease in September 2026.
November 7, 2024
Penn State Well being supposed for PPI to stay at its present location at 2501 North Third Road in Harrisburg and made efforts to safe a brand new lease with UPMC, which holds the grasp lease for the location. Nevertheless, UPMC has not responded to Penn State Well being's requests, ensuing within the determination to relocate to keep up continued entry to those important companies.
“Below the circumstances, we should act now to make sure a profitable relocation of PPI by September 2026,” mentioned Kim Feeman, president of PPI. “We’re dedicated to creating the transition as seamless as attainable and minimizing disruption to care and companies for sufferers and their households, physicians, employees, educators, college students and researchers.”
Late final 12 months, Penn State Well being assumed 100% governance management of PPI following UPMC's departure as a 50/50 three way partnership accomplice.
PPI inpatient companies will proceed unchanged by way of the tip of the lease. PPI's outpatient psychiatry and remedy companies and the Advances in Restoration clinic, which gives complete companies for folks with opioid use dysfunction, may also proceed to function at their present places in Harrisburg by way of September 2026. Penn State Well being is working to determine a brand new location for these companies close to the present website.
Later this month, architects and contractors will start work to renovate the third and fourth flooring of Holy Spirit Medical Heart. Leaders are engaged on a plan to retain all staff and transfer among the hospital's medical and surgical companies to close by Hampden Medical Heart.
“We are going to proceed to offer all the essential behavioral well being companies and sources we presently present in Cumberland County,” mentioned Kyle Snyder, president of Hampden and Holy Spirit Medical Facilities. Holy Spirit Medical Heart gives an acute and partial hospitalization program, and intensive outpatient and twin analysis packages. “Combining these present companies with PPI will create even better affect for our communities as we leverage the advantages of our built-in educational well being system to ship the very best behavioral well being care attainable all through Central Pennsylvania.”
The PPI staff will work carefully with the Holy Spirit Behavioral Well being staff and the Division of Psychiatry and Behavioral Well being all through the transition course of.
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