OLYMPIA, Wash.-Five behavioral health facilities across the state are receiving funding to stay open for the next 10 years.
Triumph Treatment Services in Yakima and Astria Toppenish Hospital are included in the $7.3 million in closure prevention grants from the Department of Commerce.
“Many of our community behavioral health providers are operating on a razor-thin margin, and without this critical funding, they would likely be closing their doors in the near future,” said Commerce Director Mike Fong.
The funds will maintain 236 beds and improve an outpatient facility that anticipates serving 1,000 individuals this year, according to the Department of Commerce.
Applicants for the funding had to demonstrate that without state investment, the facility would likely close within two years, according to a Commerce press release on the funding.
The grantees must also maintain the facility for its intended use for at least 10 years as a condition of receiving closure prevention funds.
Behavioral health facilities receiving funds:
Triumph Treatment Services in Yakima: $2,235,182 for the James Oldham Treatment Center (JOTC) to close the gap between the total capital costs of the JOTC renovation project and federal community project funding.Astria Toppenish Hospital in Toppenish: $2,401,067 for structural repairs and upgrades to the psychiatric unit located in the oldest part of the hospital. Agape Unlimited Outpatient facility in Bremerton: $1,381,598 to replace a retaining wall and parking lot.Kitsap Recovery Center in Port Orchard: $86,418 to repair and replace fire dampers.Recovery and Life Skills Center in Seattle: $1,170,731 to replace the roof, install insulation and upgrade HVAC system.
