Heywood Healthcare Purchases Facility for “Quabbin Retreat”

By: Heywood Healthcare
 
GARDNER, Mass. - Oct. 6, 2015 - PRLog -- Gardner, MA – With the signing of purchase closing documents on Monday, October 5th, Heywood Healthcare become the official owner of the Sisters of Assumption property in Petersham, MA. To address the critical need for behavioral health and substance abuse services in the North Central and North Quabbin regions, Heywood Healthcare plans to convert the 21-acre property into a comprehensive center for treating patients with mental health and addiction issues.

“Behavioral health and substance abuse services are the number-one health need in North Central and Franklin counties today,” President and CEO of Heywood Healthcare Win Brown says. “Due to lack of beds, we turn away 2,500 patients in urgent need of care each year at Heywood Hospital alone – and we’re the only provider of inpatient behavioral health services in North Central Massachusetts.”

This innovative solution will transform the Petersham property into an 86-bed facility that will provide outpatient, residential and inpatient services for adults and adolescents struggling with behavioral health and substance abuse problems.

With the purchase complete, Heywood Healthcare’s next steps include working out property needs including infrastructure, septic, water and parking.

Heywood Healthcare has received overwhelming support from Petersham and the surrounding towns, as residents also understand that revitalizing the property will provide new local employment opportunities including well-paying jobs for healthcare professionals, construction and renovation workers, and administrative and service personnel.

This major project will be completed in three phases, the first of which is the creation of an adult residential substance abuse center with intensive inpatient and outpatient services as well as administrative and medical offices and dining and recreational areas. Phase one is slated to be completed by mid-2016.

Over the coming years, Phases Two and Three will encompass a residential adolescent substance abuse treatment program and an inpatient detox center and mental health unit.

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About Athol Hospital
A member of the Heywood Healthcare system, Athol Hospital is a 25-bed non-profit, acute care and outpatient facility serving the communities of the North Quabbin region of Massachusetts. Athol Hospital’s services include 24/7 Emergency Care, Oncology, Radiology and Laboratory, Diabetes Center and Center for Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation. It is designated as a Critical Access Hospital and Primary Stroke Center, licensed by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health and accredited by the Joint Commission.

About Heywood Hospital
A member of the Heywood Healthcare system, Heywood Hospital is a 134-bed acute care hospital in Gardner, MA, which provides a broad range of high quality medical, surgical, obstetrical, pediatric and behavioral health services on an inpatient and outpatient basis. The hospital’s Centers of Excellence include the Watkins Center for Emergency and Acute Care; the LaChance Maternity Center; the Diabetes Center; and the Heywood Heart and Vascular Center, an affiliate of the Heart and Vascular Center of Excellence at UMass Memorial Health Care.

About Heywood Healthcare
Heywood Healthcare is an independent, community-owned healthcare system serving north central Massachusetts and southern New Hampshire. It is comprised of Heywood Hospital, a non-profit, 134-bed acute-care hospital in Gardner, MA; Athol Hospital, a 25-bed not-for-profit, Critical Access Hospital in Athol, MA; Heywood Medical Group with primary care physicians and specialists located throughout the region. The organization includes five satellite facilities in MA; Heywood Rehabilitation Center in Gardner;  West River Health Center in Orange;  Winchendon Health Center and Murdock School-based Health Center in Winchendon; Heywood Charitable Foundation;  the North Quabbin Community Coalition, an affiliate organization;  and upcoming in 2016, The Quabbin Retreat in Petersham.

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