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Tufts Medicine and Acadia Healthcare Break Ground on New Behavioral Health Hospital to Serve the Greater Boston Area
MALDEN, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Tufts Medicine, a leading Massachusetts integrated, academic health system, and Acadia Healthcare Company, the largest
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[{"type":"text","content":" MALDEN, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nTufts Medicine, a leading Massachusetts integrated, academic health system, and Acadia Healthcare Company, the largest standalone provider of behavioral health services in the U.S., today held a ceremony to celebrate the start of construction on its previously announced state-of-the-art, 144-bed behavioral health hospital in Malden, Massachusetts. The event occurred on the site of the new hospital located at 100 Hospital Road and celebrated the joint venture partnership between Tufts Medicine and Acadia.\n\nThis press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240327491580/en/Tufts Medicine and Acadia Healthcare Break Ground on the Construction of a New Behavioral Health Hospital in Malden, Massachusetts, with an anticipated opening in Fall of 2025. (Photo: Business Wire)\n“We are pleased construction has begun on our new behavioral health hospital and training site for future behavioral health clinicians,” said Michael Dandorph, President and Chief Executive Officer of Tufts Medicine. “We are excited to have a partner such as Acadia who brings unrivaled behavioral health expertise and shares our commitment to quality patient care. This occasion marks an important milestone in our effort to improve access to behavioral health care for our patients and the region.”\n\n\nSlated to open in the Fall of 2025, the hospital will be a center of excellence serving patients of all ages. For decades, MelroseWakefield Hospital and Lawrence Memorial Hospital have been known and highly respected for the inpatient behavioral healthcare services that they provide in their respective communities. The proposed new hospital will build upon that legacy, offering the latest in inpatient behavioral healthcare and intensive outpatient programs, and providing the continuum of care needed to support patients and their families. Turner Construction Company is the general contractor and Stengel Hill Architecture is the architect for the project.\n\n\n“This new hospital will provide the greater Boston area with expanded access to quality behavioral health services and treatment from specialized clinical teams in a carefully designed environment,” said Chris Hunter, Chief Executive Officer of Acadia Healthcare. “We are so proud to be affiliated with Tufts Medicine, wor...