Oklahoma lawmakers approved $125 million in American Rescue Plan Act funding to support two new state behavioral health hospitals, 2News reports.
The state-of-the-art hospitals will replace aging facilities in Norman and Tulsa that the state said outlived their ability to adequately serve the increasing demand for services. The award marked the largest ever single investment in behavioral health services by the state’s lawmakers.
Replacing the Tulsa Center for Behavioral Health will be done in partnership with the City of Tulsa and Oklahoma State University. The total cost will be $70 million, with $38 million coming from ARPA funding and donor investments. The hospital is expected to have 106 beds and be completed in November 2024.
ARPA funding totaling $87 million will go toward replacing Griffin Memorial Hospital as the total replacement cost is about $137 million.
The new hospital will be a 330-bed facility with 275 adult beds and 55 adolescent beds. It is expected to be completed in the spring of 2026. Read more.
