ARCHER INSTITUTE

Scope: Behavioral Health Hospital

Client: Lake Charles Memorial Hospital

Location: Lake Charles, Lake Charles

In order to meet rising demand for both Psychiatric Inpatient and Outpatient care, and the need to free space on Lake Charle's Memorial Hospital's main campus, PDS created a new Behavioral Health Hospital. When completed, the new facility will provide 104 inpatient behavioral health beds with units dedicated to adolescent, adult and geriatric care. Each patient population will occupy separate “Communities”. Each community consists of resident rooms, common core space and dedicated enclosed exterior courtyards. Support services is housed in the core of the facility. This project was designed in constructed in two phases and include substantial site development work.