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Council approves Pavilion Behavioral Health expansion to add 24 geriatric psychiatric beds
Summary
After a public hearing and neighborhood meeting, the Haverhill City Council voted unanimously to grant a special permit allowing Pavilion Behavioral Health to add a 24‑bed geriatric unit, subject to department conditions and a council requirement that landscaping be completed prior to occupancy.
The Haverhill City Council voted 11-0 to approve a special permit allowing Pavilion Behavioral Health to build a two‑story addition on the site at 76 Summer Street that will add a 24‑bed geriatric psychiatric unit.
The permit, presented at a public hearing, expands the hospital’s licensed capacity from 71 beds to 95 and includes conditions from city departments and a council condition that landscaping around the project be completed before occupancy of the new unit. Attorney Robert Harber, representing the applicant, said the petition already includes Department of Mental Health approval and meets the city’s zoning standards.
Why it matters: Councilors and the hospital’s representatives said the addition addresses a local shortage of inpatient geriatric psychiatric beds and could increase local treatment capacity. Jeff Lennar, chief executive officer of Pavilion Behavioral Health, said, “in 2024, we treated over 1,300…
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