GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The state’s first pediatric medical psychiatric unit will soon be added to Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital.
Corewell Health announced Thursday the new unit will be comprised of 12 beds where medical and behavioral needs will be treated by a team of psychologists, psychiatrists, nurses, social workers and more.
“There is a critical need for behavioral health services nationwide, and we’re thrilled to be able to offer this exceptional service to the pediatric patients in Michigan,” says Vice President of Behavioral Health Subodh Jain, M.D. “In addition to enhancing collaboration with our community partners, this new unit will provide a better experience for both patients and team members.”
We’re told the unit, opening this spring, was made possible with $5 million in support from the state of Michigan and $4 million from community donors.
"Right now, these kids are in our acute care setting, but we knew we needed to be able to expand programming for them to really address ... some of the underlying concerns that they were coming to us with," Brittany Barber Garcia, PhD, explained. "Our main philosophy, in terms of treatment, is really trying to support the whole child. ... And what that means is we're going to be offering individuals psychiatric services, individual psychological services, assessment and treatment. We're going to be offering group services and family treatment services."
Visit Corewell Health’s careers page to become a staff member for the pediatric medical psychiatric unit.
