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Executive director: waitlists remain, staff toured new Dallas psychiatric hospital opening next week
Summary
Executive Director Pam Gutierrez reported key service metrics—HCS waitlist 3,466; IDD General Revenue waitlist 295; Mental Health Adult waitlist 213; Mental Health Child/Adolescent waitlist 5—and said staff toured a new Dallas psychiatric hospital (456,265 sq. ft., 200 adult beds, 92 child/adolescent beds) set to open next week for adults.
Executive Director Pam Gutierrez provided multiple program updates, including service waitlists and recent site visits. She reported the HCS waitlist at 3,466 individuals, the IDD General Revenue waitlist at 295, the Mental Health Adult services waitlist at 213 (no change from May 2026) and the Mental Health Child and Adolescent services waitlist at 5 (down by 2). She also thanked board members for in‑kind contributions to the center’s back‑to‑school and toy drives.
Gutierrez told the board that several staff attended the ribbon cutting and tour of a new 456,265 square‑foot psychiatric hospital in Dallas, built with state legislative funding and a donated Children’s Health wing. The minutes note the facility will open next week for adults and includes 200 adult beds and 92 child and adolescent beds; the executive director listed available treatments including electroconvulsive therapy and ketamine for adults. She also reported that the HHSC substance use grant is underway and provided monthly Crisis Residential Unit admissions (March 7; April 8; May 6; June 8).
