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UTMB plans to resume in-hospital mental-health care in Galveston

UTMB plans to resume in-hospital mental-health care in Galveston

The Galveston County Daily News, April 1, 2022

The University of Texas Medical Branch plans to make room for mental-health treatment as part of a multimillion-dollar renovation of John Sealy Hospital. “We want to do the best job we can of addressing serious mental health disorders, but in the least restrictive environment for that patient,” medical branch President Dr. Ben Raimer said. “We want them to learn to deal with the mental health stressors that are facing them in the environments that are contributing to some of those stressors. You can’t learn to swim unless you’re in the water.”

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UTMB plans to resume in-hospital mental-health care in Galveston

UTMB plans to resume in-hospital mental-health care in Galveston

The Galveston County Daily News, April 1, 2022

The University of Texas Medical Branch plans to make room for mental-health treatment as part of a multimillion-dollar renovation of John Sealy Hospital. “We want to do the best job we can of addressing serious mental health disorders, but in the least restrictive environment for that patient,” medical branch President Dr. Ben Raimer said. “We want them to learn to deal with the mental health stressors that are facing them in the environments that are contributing to some of those stressors. You can’t learn to swim unless you’re in the water.”

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