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Board OKs report and next steps for proposed Standifer Place behavioral health hospital
Summary
The board received a presentation from National Healthcare Corporation on a proposed 24-bed behavioral health hospital at Standifer Place and voted to move forward with the project; presenter said no city funds were requested and the existing lease permits the use and improvements.
National Healthcare Corporation representatives presented plans to convert part of the Standifer Place campus into a 24-bed behavioral health hospital and the board voted to accept the report and proceed with the project.
The presenter (addressed in the transcript as Mr. Clark) described a proposed 24-bed behavioral health facility with both inpatient and outpatient services, an estimated total investment of about $12,000,000, and $9,000,000–$10,000,000 in local construction spending, according to the presentation summary provided to the board. The presenter said a prior certificate-of-need (CON) study had been done but that a CON is no longer required; a 2023 need projection estimated 32 behavioral-health beds in the area and the presenter said the 24-bed facility would complement Standifer Place’s existing continuum of care.
Counsel and the presenter said the proposed use is allowed under the current lease and that the applicant is not requesting any monetary support from the city. The presenter said the request is to proceed with the demolition/fit-out and improvements permitted by the lease; the presenter asked for the board’s support to move documents forward with the city. The board approved a motion to accept the report and proceed; the motion was seconded and approved by voice vote with no recorded opposition.
Why it matters: The project would add a behavioral-health treatment option adjacent to an existing continuing-care campus. The developer said it would invest construction dollars locally; city counsel noted the existing lease term remains in force (the presenter stated the lease runs through 02/1952) and the use proposed is permitted by current lease terms.
Board members asked about operations and whether National Healthcare would hire new staff or contract outside providers; the presenter said the hospital would be operated by National Healthcare Corporation with new staff hired for the facility. No city funding was requested; the board authorized staff to proceed with project documents and next steps.
