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Developers, operators outline plan for 16‑bed crisis unit and larger behavioral‑health campus in Longview
Summary
A group proposing a behavioral health campus described plans for a 16‑bed crisis stabilization unit at 1826 First Avenue and a longer‑term vision for a larger hospital‑scale facility; presenters said the proposals would help move civil commitments out of state hospitals and create billable outpatient services.
At a Cowlitz County Board of Commissioners meeting on Tuesday, operators and developers seeking to expand behavioral‑health capacity in Longview presented a two‑phase plan: an initial, locally focused 16‑bed crisis stabilization and evaluation unit and an eventual larger behavioral‑health campus that could include an inpatient hospital for civil commitments now served by Western and Eastern State Hospitals.
Claudia Johnston, who identified herself as the operations lead for MLC Behavioral Health, said the smaller 16‑bed facilities are designed to “support your community” and provide crisis stabilization, short‑term evaluation and step‑down services tied to outpatient care and substance‑use treatment. “The 16 bed facilities are specifically designed to support your community,” Johnston said.
A developer and finance representative on the project said the team has a site under contract at 1826 First Avenue (the…
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