Grangewood, the new purpose built hospital replacing Gransha Hospital, has been officially opened today by the Health Minister Edwin Poots.
Grangewood Hospital at Gransha.
The new crisis unit – built at a cost of £10.8 million – will provide inpatient acute mental health care, alongside a 24 hour, seven days a week crisis response and home treatment service.
The new hospital, which has been operational since November last year and replaces the old Gransha psychiatric hospital, has 30 en suite bedrooms, six of which are integrated Psychiatric Intensive Care beds.
There is also a fully functional Acute Day Care unit which supports both inpatients and community patients and an operational base for Crisis Response Home Treatment which provides 24/7 response to individuals in crisis.
The state-of-the- art Crisis Unit replaces the old Gransha admission wards which were built in the early 1960s and were no longer fit for purpose.
Mr Poots said the new Grangewood unit would provide more comfort and dignity to in-patients and help their recovery process.”
He added: “The new unit has been operational since last year and I know that feedback from service users, carers and staffs has all been extremely positive. I congratulate everyone involved in bringing this vital project to fruition.”
Gerry Guckian, chairperson of the Western Health Trust, said the feedback from service users, carers and staff since the hospital became operational in November had been “extremely positive.”
He added: “This marvellous new facility is one of the most unique, modern and patient centred facilities now available in Northern Ireland.”
Mr Guckian concluded: “It will provide mental health services for those individuals in crisis and act as a sanctuary conducive to recovery and improvement in mental health and well-being.”
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