From left: Rep. Steve Eliason, R-Sandy; Katy Welkie, CEO of Primary Children's Hospital; Gail Miller; and Rob Allen, CEO of Intermountain Health, unveil a rendering of a new pediatric behavioral health center planned for Taylorsville during a news conference at Primary Children’s Hospital in Salt Lake City, Monday, June 17, 2024.Intermountain Primary Children’s Hospital is opening a first-of-its-kind behavioral health center in Taylorsville.
Amanda Choudhary, senior director of pediatric behavioral health, said that right now, “you will often see parents in their cars, waiting for their kid’s treatment to finish.” Patients at the center who do not have insurance and cannot afford treatment will qualify for charity care through Intermountain Health, said spokesperson Jess Gomez.
The Wasatch Canyons campus that it will replace was initially built in the 1980s as a mixed-use facility, officials explained. It was eventually converted to a children’s behavioral health campus, but current need has outgrown the existing facility.The new center will be intentionally designed to accommodate several kinds of therapy, with an emphasis on group environments. Research indicates group therapy can make patients feel less isolated, officials said.
The new facility will not include specific treatment spaces for other behavioral health challenges, such as substance misuse or eating disorders. But Choudhard says that creating more “population-specific” centers such as this one is a part of Intermountain’s long-term goal.
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