Tuesday, April 30, 2019 / by Juan Grimaldo
Physician opens behavioral health facility in West Valley
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Destiny Springs, a 90-bed behavioral health hospital at 17300 N. Dysart Road, Surprise, is now open.
Destiny Springs Healthcare has opened its doors in Surprise.
The 90-bed behavioral health facility opens as the nation's mental health crisis is at an all-time high, said Dr. Martin Newman, who founded the center and has been a practicing psychiatrist for 20 years.
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Dr. Martin Newman, founder of Destiny Springs in Surprise.
The 67,566-square-foot facility at 17300 N. Dysart Road will offer inpatient and outpatient treatment for non-court-ordered patients, adolescents, adults, geriatric, professionals and first responders.
Designed by Devenney Group and built by Jokake Construction, the $24.5 million facility will employ about 250 management, medical and support staff.
Last summer, when the project was under construction, Newman had hoped to have the hospital open by last fall. But construction delays pushed that opening back to spring, he said.
Also opening behavioral health services in the West Valley is Maricopa Integrated Health System. The Phoenix health system opened a behavioral health unit at the former Abrazo Maryvale Campus, 5102 W. Campbell Ave., Phoenix, where inpatient mental health services will be provided for court-ordered psychiatric evaluation and treatment. It opened earlier this month with 48 beds and will grow to 192 when fully built out.
Last year, MIHS paid $7 million for that hospital to Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare Corp. (NYSE: THC), which operates the Abrazo Community Health Network in Arizona. Tenet closed the hospital in 2017.
Abrazo now is focusing on building a micro hospital in Surprise. That $15 million project at 16815 W. Bell Road is expected to open in spring 2020. It will be similar to one under construction at 5750 E. Baseline Road, Mesa.
By Angela Gonzales Senior Reporter, Phoenix Business Journal
