Article archive / March 1, 2012
Originally published: . Volume 3, No. 7. Source pages: 6.
Secretary Bruce Greenstein and Pineville Major Clarence Fields announced in a February 1 news release that inpatient behavioral health care in Central Louisiana would include a plan to vacate the Central State Hospital. They said that the plan is to build a new facility on land next to Pinecrest Suppports and Services Center.
The memo said that “DHH will build a new building on property it already owns and maintains adjacent to Pinecrest along with using already vacant buildings that will be refurbished for ancillary services. The new Central Louisiana State Hospital will remain separate and apart from Pinecrest. Central will retain its name, identity and function. Each facility must maintain its independent clinical functions, staffs and supports to keep its accreditation.”
Central Louisiana State Hospital has a long history in the psychology community, and some have noted to the Times concern about the possibility of permanent reductions.
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