{"id":693886,"date":"2026-06-09T17:19:18","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T17:19:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/693886\/"},"modified":"2026-06-09T17:19:18","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T17:19:18","slug":"a-flint-psychiatric-hospital-expands-with-a-500000-investment-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/693886\/","title":{"rendered":"A Flint psychiatric hospital expands with a $500,000 investment | Health"},"content":{"rendered":"

FLINT, Mich. (WJRT) – A psychiatric hospital in Flint is expanding with the help of the city government, giving Genesee County broader access to behavioral health resources.<\/p>\n

Through a gift of $500,000 in opioid settlement money from Flint Mayor Sheldon Neeley and the Flint City Council on Monday, Insight Health System’s Flint facility is growing.<\/p>\n

The psychiatric hospital was granted a state Certificate of Need five years ago, which gave Insight a chance to build a 70-bed facility in Flint.<\/p>\n

While the location currently only has 19 beds, Insight Health System Founder and CEO Dr. Jawad Shah said even a single bed added provides more access.<\/p>\n

“By unlocking our ability to admit more, it unlocks our ability to do more out-patient services as well,” said Shah.<\/p>\n

He said one bed can help up to 1,000 patients because the majority of patients don’t need in-patient care.<\/p>\n

By having more beds available, the facility can take on more out-patients responsibly.<\/p>\n

“As you begin to gather more and more patients in an out-patient setting, you have to be prepared now to have them admitted,” Shah said.<\/p>\n

Shah said Michigan can’t ignore the mental health crisis that’s attacking its most vulnerable.<\/p>\n

“They require tutoring, they require love, they require programs, they require an environment that’s good,” said Shah.<\/p>\n

Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Jordan Bryant said that by simply being present in the area, the stigma surrounding behavioral health begins to shift.<\/p>\n

“I think we talk a lot about this stigma of it,” Bryant said. “A lot of that comes from how our providers and our team engage with those in the community.”<\/p>\n

More beds means more patients and in turn, more opportunities for him to show up and make a difference, Bryant said.<\/p>\n

“We’re taking away that stigma,” said Bryant. “It’s a human being that you’re talking to. They may be in a rough spot, but they’re still a human being and we have to treat them like they’re a human being.”<\/p>\n

Insight provides therapy services, substance use treatment and inpatient stabilization to the Genesee County area.<\/p>\n

Another $7 million to $10 million is still needed to meet their goal of 70 beds.<\/p>\n

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