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SMA Healthcare outlines expansion in Marion County: new residential beds, renovated crisis facility and proposed psychiatry residency
Summary
SMA Healthcare presented updates to the Marion County Board of County Commissioners on March 18, announcing a 45‑bed women’s residential substance‑use program, an expansion of men’s residential beds to about 60, renovation of an acute care services building and plans for a four‑year psychiatry residency program pending accreditation review.
SMA Healthcare representatives on Tuesday told the Marion County Board of County Commissioners that the private nonprofit is expanding its local treatment capacity and pursuing a psychiatry residency intended to recruit and retain psychiatrists in the region.
The presentation, given by Tory Gentoli of SMA Healthcare, described a new women’s residential substance‑use facility planned at 130 Seventh Loop in Marion Oaks that will include space for infants up to 1 year old and 45 beds. Gentoli said renovations began March 10 at the Sixtieth Avenue campus, and that the men’s residential capacity there would increase to about 60 beds, which together will bring Marion County’s residential substance‑use bed count above 100.
Why it matters: SMA is a safety‑net behavioral health provider serving several counties in the region. County commissioners and staff said expanded local capacity reduces travel and service gaps for residents seeking treatment, and could affect demand on county services such as emergency responders and social programs.
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