CHKD’s pediatric mental health facility construction as of November 2021.
New Hospital and Campaign Enter Crucial Phase to Ensure Readiness for 2022 Opening The need for pediatric mental health services in our region is more acute than ever. As many as a dozen children arrive in CHKD’s emergency department each day in a mental health crisis, and more than 2,500 are on our wait list for care. Set to open in 2022, CHKD’s new mental health facility will begin to address this critical shortage of services for children in our region and across Virginia.
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The 14-story tower will offer 60 private inpatient rooms; indoor and outdoor recreation centers; music, art, and educational facilities; and outpatient and partial hospitalization programs. It will also be the new home of General Academic Pediatrics and a new location for CHKD Sports Medicine. We’ve been working hard to reach an initial goal of $60 million to open our new hospital and have raised $58.5 million! However, with the mental health needs of our children escalating at an alarming rate, we believe we will need to push well past our initial campaign goal in order to provide the resources that are needed. Please join us and the visionary philanthropists who have already made commitments to make our children’s mental health a priority. Together, we can light the way to a brighter future for all children. To learn how you can help, visit CHKD.org/LightingTheWay.
(As of November 12, 2021)
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