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Column urges Missouri to use empty hospitals for mental health care
Original: Messenger: Why not use empty hospitals to solve Missouri’s mental health crisis?
A St. Louis Post-Dispatch Messenger column asks why Missouri is not repurposing vacant hospital buildings to address the state's mental health crisis. The argument: as hospitals consolidate and close facilities, empty beds and wards could be converted into treatment space at a time when demand for psychiatric care far outstrips capacity. The piece frames the idea as a practical fix for a shortage that leaves many Missourians without timely care.
Why now: The proposal offers a concrete solution to a widely felt gap in mental health services in Missouri.
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