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.
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About Main Line Health
Main Line Health® is a not-for-profit health system serving the greater Philadelphia region. The System comprises five hospitals, seven health centers, more than 160 outpatient and physician practice locations, over 14,500 employees and more than 2,200 employed and independent physicians and advanced practice providers.
Founded in 1985, Main Line Health includes four of the region’s most respected acute care hospitals — Lankenau Medical Center, Bryn Mawr Hospital, Paoli Hospital and Riddle Hospital — as well as Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital, one of the nation’s premier facilities for rehabilitative medicine. The System also includes Mirmont Treatment Center, which provides treatment and support for substance use disorders; Main Line Health HomeCare & Hospice; Main Line HealthCare, its employed multispecialty physician network; Lankenau Institute for Medical Research, a leading biomedical research organization; and Main Line Health Centers offering primary and specialty care, lab, radiology and other outpatient services in Broomall, Collegeville, Concordville, Devon, Exton, King of Prussia and Newtown Square.
Main Line Health brings together physicians, advanced practice providers, nurses, researchers and other healthcare professionals across a broad network of inpatient, outpatient, home-based and community-based services. Through this integrated approach, the System delivers high-quality, comprehensive care across the continuum — from primary care and preventive services to complex specialty, surgical, trauma, emergency, rehabilitative, behavioral health, home care and hospice services — with a focus on making care accessible in the communities where people live and work.
Main Line Health also collaborates with leading clinical partners to expand access to specialized care. Through its affiliation with Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, pediatric care is provided at select Main Line Health locations, including neonatal intensive care units at its acute care hospitals and Bryn Mawr Hospital’s Inpatient Pediatric Unit and Emergency Department. Jefferson Health neurosurgeons and neurointerventionalists also provide 24/7 specialized care, including neurointervention and lifesaving stroke care.
Contact
Phil Ellingsworth Jr.Associate Vice President, Communications and Public Affairs
Office: 484.580.1182
EllingsworthPh@mlhs.org