Mercy Health’s St. Elizabeth Hospital in Youngstown, Ohio is renovating a 32,000 sq. ft. section of its current facility and creating a Behavioral Health Institute (BHI). The $10,970,396 renovation consists of modifications to vacant floors of St. Elizabeth in an effort to adapt to the changing needs of the Youngstown community, particularly the need for increased geriatric care. The project is also in response to a community health assessment of Mahoning County which indicated that behavioral health is one of the top needs in the community. St. Elizabeth is the only provider of behavioral health services within a 90 mile radius. The BHI will expand the hospital’s current behavioral health services from just adult care, to include geriatric care, outpatient services, and increased inpatient admission.