re: New Orleans is rapidly becoming a new city. rate of development is ridiculous.

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On top of that, they'll only run 38 of them, which will represent a 62% reduction in mental healthcare beds in the new facility. Which-even if it operates at 100% capacity 100% of the time (which we know it won't)-is a flat our horrifying stat.

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They will open all 60. They are only opening 38 because the are only 38 patients at the current facility, Depaul. They will fill the other beds as necessary.

And, you left out an important part of the article.

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At the same time, dozens of new community clinics have opened, providing desperately needed primary and mental health care outside the hospital setting. The clinics occupy 60 sites in greater New Orleans, compared to a handful in 2004.

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Acute mental health care is just a bandaid for the greater problem. The new clinics will do more to alleviate the problem then adding 40 more inpatient beds.

And if all goes to plan the hospital has the space and already has plans in place for two more inpatient towers in the next 5-10 years.