Statewide Health Care Facility Transformation Funding Provides $16.9 Million To Renovate Psychiatric Unit at St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center in Syracuse
Project Will Create 22 Single and Four Double-Bed Rooms; Reflects Ongoing Commitment to Increase Inpatient Capacity
Governor Hochul announced the groundbreaking on a state-funded overhaul of the psychiatric unit at St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center in Syracuse that will increase inpatient capacity and address safety issues. Funded primarily through a $16.9 million Statewide Health Care Facility Transformation award, the project will create 22 single-bed and four double-bed rooms and relocate the unit, allowing the hospital to provide acute mental health support for up to 30 individuals.
“Increasing inpatient psychiatric capacity statewide has been a priority for my administration, so that any New Yorker in crisis can get the mental health care they need whenever and wherever they need it,” Governor Hochul said. “This project will modernize the psychiatric unit at St. Joseph’s Health and ensure this facility can treat people in a safe, timely manner.”
The state Office of Mental Health and Department of Health joined hospital executives at the facility today to celebrate the groundbreaking. With $16.9 million in state funding, the $21.5 million project will create a centralized layout for the unit that will provide a safer, more therapeutic environment for patients.
The existing facility only has double-bed rooms, which can pose operational issues for the hospital when treating the acute psychiatric patient population. Expected to be completed in late 2027, the renovation will include single rooms that provide enhanced privacy, improved patient safety, a more therapeutic environment and more efficient care delivery for individuals experiencing serious mental health conditions.
In addition to the inpatient unit, St. Joseph’s Health is also undertaking renovations to upgrade its Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program. OMH awarded $726,000 to the hospital in capital funding last summer to create more therapeutic spaces and conduct numerous upgrades to the CPEP, which serves as a primary entry point for the facility’s inpatient unit.
This summer, St. Joseph’s Health’s new psychiatry physician residency program was approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, which will help address workforce needs in the Central New York Region. The four-year program is approved for six residents annually and will provide comprehensive experience in diverse clinical settings, including in the hospital’s new inpatient unit and improved CPEP, the only program of its kind in Central New York.
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