New mental health building

The future of mental health care

Regions and HealthPartners are leaders in mental health, partnering with organizations such as National Alliance on Mental Illness, providing safety net services to the east metro and consistently making mental health services a priority. Our services include chemical dependency treatment, outpatient mental health treatment and inpatient mental health services.

Features
New facility features

The new facility provides private rooms for all of our patients, separate dining and common areas, and ample space and privacy for families and visitors. Other highlights include
- An eight-story, 115,000-square-foot, free-standing building between the North Section and the power plant along University Avenue (the new building will connect to the North Section).
- 100 private inpatient rooms, with the option of finishing an additional floor and adding 20 more rooms.
- A better environment for patients including private, handicapped accessible rooms with private baths, secure outside space and patients grouped by clinical needs.
- Family-friendly patient care space for behavioral health therapies and education.
- Space for educational and training seminars for mental health professionals.
- Construction on the $36 million project is scheduled to begin in May 2011 and be completed late in 2012.
Multimedia

Videos

Virtual facility walkthrough

Groundbreaking

Regions Hospital wine auction

Construction update (Feb. 2012)

Construction update (May 2012)
Facility images

The new mental health facility will be located on University Avenue, next to the North Building.

The new facility will feature 100 private inpatient rooms, each with their own private bathroom.

Each patient floor will have its own common room.

View of the hallway on a patient floor in the new facility.

Each floor of the five patient care floors has a separate dining area.

Entrance to the second floor of the new mental health facility.

Aerial view of the facility, with added greening of the exterior space.
Fight the stigma

Mental health affects everyone from every walk of life. From the 19 million Americans living with depression to the millions living with anxiety and panic disorders, about one in four adults suffer from a diagnosable mental disorder in any given year.

Mental health disorders can be treated like other health conditions, yet there is still a stigma associated with mental illnesses. HealthPartners has teamed up with NAMI Minnesota to help address this issue.

Read more about mental health and how Regions partners to provide the best possible care for our patients and works with local organizations to reduce the stigma.

On September 22, take a step along with thousands of others to raise the public’s awareness of mental illnesses and break down the stigma surrounding it.
News

HealthPartners mental health news

Battling biases

A hospital campaign takes aim at the stigma of mental illnesses
By Michael Trangle, MD

Regions Hospital taking steps to fight stigma

Mental illnesses are diseases that can be treated and often times cured, but nearly two-thirds of people with a known mental illness never seek help from a health professional.

Building a new future for mental health care

In Minnesota, one in five people experience mental illness directly and countless others feel the effects. Regions Hospital is set to break ground on a new state-of-the-art, inpatient mental health facility.

HealthPartners' Regions Hospital reviving $36M building

Regions Hospital officials plan to spend $36 million on a mental health building at the hospital’s downtown St. Paul campus.

HealthPartners leads the way in mental health services

Mental health affects everyone from every walk of life. About one in four adults suffer from a diagnosable mental disorder in any given year.
Our stories

Things are looking up

Thirteen years ago, I was awakened by a 2 a.m. phone call from my 21-year-old son, Matt. He was away at college in another state but dropped out when he became depressed. Now, he was clearly delusional.

New mental health building is only the beginning

For many in our community, family support is not available and services for mental illness are hit or miss. The new building is a $36 million statement that HealthPartners cares deeply about mental health.

Depression: A survivor's story

Lisa Smith is a mother of two teenage boys, a nurse at a Twin Cities hospital and an avid runner. She’s also a survivor. After struggling with depression for many years, Lisa finally got the help she needed at Regions Hospital.

Patrick Kennedy tours new mental health facility

During a recent visit to Minnesota, Patrick Kennedy paid a visit to Regions Hospital’s new mental health facility that is in its final stages of construction. Kennedy is a former U.S. Representative for Rhode Island and the son of the late U.S. Senator Edward Kennedy.