Main Line Health Receives $2M Grant to Support Inpatient Psychiatric Unit at Bryn Mawr Hospital
PA Governor Tom Wolf, State Senator Amanda Cappelletti and State Representative Tim Briggs all instrumental in helping to secure the funding for the Health System’s high priority initiative
Bryn Mawr, PA — Main Line Health today announced it is the recipient of a $2M state Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP) grant that will allow one of its award-winning acute care facilities; Bryn Mawr Hospital to receive reimbursement related to its recently established Inpatient Psychiatric Unit. The innovative, 40-bed unit opened earlier this year supporting the critically important health needs of residents throughout the region.
The grant was released by PA Governor Wolf. In February 2022, PA Senator, Amanda Cappelletti (17th Senatorial District in Montgomery and Delaware Counties) and PA State Representative Tim Briggs (149th Congressional District in Montgomery County) toured Bryn Mawr Hospital before it opened. The legislators were incredibly impressed with both the novel environmental and multidisciplinary care approach the new unit was designed to provide for patients and their families.
“We are extremely grateful for Governor Wolf’s release of these funds, and for the support of Senator Cappelletti and Representative Briggs,” said John Schwarz, president, Bryn Mawr Hospital. “Our collaborative work helps to provide critically important resources for the citizens of Pennsylvania” said John Schwarz, president, Bryn Mawr Hospital.
“A key strategic priority of Main Line Health is to provide fundamental and complex behavioral health services to the rapidly growing needs of our region” said Jack Lynch, FACHE, president and CEO, Main Line Health. “Access to this care, especially at a time when we are seeing a dramatic decrease in options for patients who are struggling --only strengthens our resolve to expand our services, do the right thing and meet these health needs. We appreciate the recognition by our lawmakers that this care and the needed support truly makes a difference,” said Lynch.
The emotional strains of the pandemic have exacerbated mental health conditions. Main Line Health has also implemented psychiatric treatment in emergency departments for patients waiting to be admitted. Telehealth care has also been an option to support patients. Serious mental illness, such as schizophrenia and severe bipolar disorder, reportedly affect roughly 33,000 people in Pennsylvania, half of whom are not treated.
“This project helps address an extremely important need in the community. The funding will allow Bryn Mawr Hospital to expand access to high quality healthcare and provide much needed resources to people with behavioral health needs. I’m thrilled we were able to work together to secure this funding,” said Senator Cappelletti.
For more information about Main Line Health’s services, please visit: mainlinehealth.org.
About Main Line Health
Founded in 1985, Main Line Health® is a not-for-profit health system serving the Philadelphia region and beyond. Main Line Health consists of five hospitals, six health centers and over 150 medical practice locations. The System has more than 14,000 employees and over 2,100 employed and independent physicians and advanced practice providers.
At its core are four of the region's most respected acute care hospitals — Lankenau Medical Center, Bryn Mawr Hospital, Paoli Hospital and Riddle Hospital — as well as one of the nation's premier facilities for rehabilitative medicine, Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital. Main Line Health also includes Mirmont Treatment Center for drug and alcohol recovery; Main Line Health HomeCare & Hospice, providing skilled home healthcare, hospice and home infusion services; Main Line Health Centers, primary and specialty care, lab and radiology and other outpatient services located in Broomall, Collegeville, Concordville, Exton, King of Prussia and Newtown Square; and Lankenau Institute for Medical Research, a biomedical research organization.
Main Line Health's medical staff benefits from a collaborative relationship including independent physicians, community healthcare professionals and hospital-based experts from Main Line HealthCare, the employed multi-specialty physician network of Main Line Health.
Main Line Health collaborates with top experts to deliver exceptional specialty care. Through our affiliation with the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, doctors and advanced practice providers care for pediatric patients at select Main Line Health locations, including the neonatal intensive care units at Main Line Health's four acute care hospitals, as well as Bryn Mawr Hospital's Inpatient Pediatric Unit and Emergency Department. Jefferson Health neurosurgeons and neurointerventionalists provide 24/7 specialized care, including neurointervention and lifesaving stroke care, and trauma surgeons provide critical care to our patients. Through our affiliation with Sheppard Pratt — a nonprofit provider of mental health services, substance use, developmental disability and other comprehensive behavioral health support — patients receive compassionate care in a welcoming environment.
For more information, visit mainlinehealth.org and connect with us on social media:
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/main-line-health
Facebook: www.facebook.com/mainlinehealth
X (formerly known as Twitter): www.twitter.com/mainlinehealth
Instagram: www.instagram.com/mainlinehealth