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Presenter outlines planned Eastern New Mexico Regional Behavioral Health Facility in Clovis
Summary
Initium Health representatives described a proposed 12,500 sq. ft. behavioral health facility in Clovis with a crisis triage center (up to 10 observation recliners and 12 short-term inpatient rooms), estimated cost $6.8–$8.5 million; state capital outlay and local funds are cited as initial financing.
Katie Bailey, a presenter working with Initium Health, told the Roosevelt County Commission that the proposed Eastern New Mexico Regional Behavioral Health Facility would begin with a crisis triage center near Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis and serve adolescents and adults. "Phase 1 is creating the crisis triage center," Bailey said, adding it would include up to 10 observation recliners and 12 short-term in‑patient rooms in a roughly 12,500‑square‑foot facility at an estimated cost between $6.8 and $8.5 million.
Bailey said the legislature has appropriated an initial $10 million in capital outlay and that additional funding will come from participating counties, municipalities and allocated opioid settlement funds. She warned that the center would operate at a loss until patient volume grows, but that funding has been identified to sustain the early years. She said RFPs for construction and equipment will be released soon and that public meetings and law‑enforcement trainings are planned.
Why it matters: the facility is presented as a regional hub intended to provide crisis stabilization and short‑term inpatient care. For Roosevelt County, participation in planning and funding could affect local emergency responses and pathways for residents needing behavioral health care.
Details: Bailey said the center is designed to serve both adolescents and adults and will include observation recliners and short‑term beds to provide immediate crisis triage and brief inpatient care. The presentation named Plains Regional Medical Center as a nearby partner site for the triage center. No operational timeline or staffing model for the full facility was provided during the presentation; Bailey said initial operating losses are expected until patient volume grows.
Next steps: Bailey said RFPs will be issued soon for construction and equipment and that regional public meetings and law‑enforcement trainings will be scheduled. The commission thanked Bailey for the presentation.
