A behavioral health center in east Raleigh will officially start accepting patients in May.
A ribbon cutting ceremony was held Monday to celebrate the reopening of the , which provides services to people dealing with mental health crises or substance abuse disorders. The facility closed last year, after UNC Health operated the hospital for over a decade.
鈥淚 assume it was around different priorities for them to focus in other parts of the state,鈥� said Donald Gintzig, the president and CEO of WakeMed Health and Hospitals. 鈥淭hey'd been here for a while, but change happens.鈥�
WakeMed and Recovery Innovations (RI) are the new operators at WakeBrook.
鈥淪o, we see individuals that have mental health concerns and mental health can be: 'I am off my medications, and I'm not sure what to do,'鈥� said Joy Brunson-Nsubuga, RI鈥檚 Chief Operating Officer. 鈥�'I'm new to the area and I haven't established a provider, I'm having suicidal thoughts, and I'm nervous.'鈥�
The new that RI provides service for includes 16 recliner chairs, an urgent care as well as 16 beds. WakeMed will run the inpatient unit for people who stay overnight.
