Texas officials have selected UT Southwestern Medical Center to operate a new state psychiatric hospital set to open in Dallas this spring.
Texas Behavioral Health Center will be the first state-owned behavioral health hospital in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, according to a Dec. 24 news release.
UT Southwestern partnered with the Texas Health and Human Services Commission on the planning and development of the facility and will now oversee its operations.
The nearly 505,000-square-foot facility will offer 292 beds when fully operational and serve both adult and pediatric patients. The hospital will also construct a pediatric unit supported by a $261 million donation by Dallas-based Children’s Health.
The new hospital is located in Dallas’ Southwestern Medical District near several major academic and safety-net hospitals and is expected to address growing demand for inpatient mental health services across North Texas.
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