Hope Forward
Building a beacon of hope, health, and healing together through our giving
Improving Access to Behavioral Health Care Together
The need for expanded and innovative behavioral health care has never been greater in the Upstate. According to Mental Health America, nearly 26% of adults in the Upstate and 15% of South Carolina youth were at high risk for depression in 2024. By expanding behavioral health services across the Upstate, we’re not only addressing the need for increased access for patients and their families – we’re prioritizing an area of health care that’s been underserved, undervalued, and underfunded.
The new Prisma Behavioral Health Hospital
Located at 4906 Old Easley Bridge Road in Pickens County
This approximately 135,000 square foot facility is projected to open in early 2027. It will nearly double our current inpatient capacity and will include advanced, specialized units for adults, children, and adolescents.
“One day we’ll open the doors to our new behavioral health hospital, a place of hope, healing, and transformation for our entire community.”
– Karen Lommel, DO, MHA, MS, DFAACAP, FACEP
Robert A. Jolley Jr. Endowed Chair of Psychiatry and Community Health, Medical Director, Marshall I. Pickens Hospital
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