By Matt Wiley,
As of October 1, North Tampa Behavioral Health (NTBH), the areaโs newest medical facility, officially is open to patients.
The 53,000-sq.-ft., 75-bed facility, which is located on S.R. 56 about a half mile east of Mansfield Blvd. on an outparcel of the Wiregrass Ranch Development of Regional Impact (DRI), serves the mental health needs of the surrounding community, providing care for geriatric, general adult, and dual diagnosis patients who may check into the facility themselves, be checked in by family members or other providers for emotional or psychiatric concerns, or be transported to the facility under the Florida Mental Health Act, more commonly known as the โBakerโ Act, which allows for a person to be involuntarily committed for up to 72 hours if there is evidence that the person is a danger to themselves or to others.
The facility also can receive Florida Substance Abuse &โImpairment (aka, the โMarchmanโ) Act patients. Those who fall into the Marchman Act category are subject to the same treatment as Baker Act patients.
For more info, please visit NorthTampaBehavioralHealth.com
