No inpatient behavioral health beds in the county
Summary
Because the county has no inpatient psychiatric hospital since Crozer's closure, uninsured residents in crisis are being sent to Montgomery County at $847.52 a day — with new oversight procedures coming.
At a glance
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Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 6, 2026.
Impact analysis
$109,200 for prior services plus daily rate through June 2027.
Uninsured residents in psychiatric crisis who need inpatient care.
County taxpayers bear out-of-county placement costs that a local facility would avoid.
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