In an effort to consolidate behavioral health services on its Cleveland Heights campus, MetroHealth engaged design-build team Hasenstab Architects and The Albert M. Higley Company with developer Anchor Health Properties to design a new, 79,000 square foot behavioral health hospital that accommodates five patient units and 112 patient beds. The facility helps to fill a critical community need for psychiatric health services in surrounding areas.

The behavioral health hospital includes Adult, Geriatric and Adolescent units for behavioral health and addiction care with appropriate treatment and program space including a shared recreational room and exterior courtyard.

The patient units were designed to provide clear sightlines to enhance patient and staff safety, as well as numerous opportunities for therapeutic interaction. The overall design allows for flexibility in managing patient security and circulation, while creating a calm and healing environment which is paramount to behavioral health facilities.