Penn State Health relocates inpatient psychiatric services to Holy Spirit Medical Center
Penn State Health leaders and government officials gathered on July 8 to celebrate the upcoming opening of a new inpatient behavioral health unit at Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center, and to tour the newly renovated space.
Investment in new inpatient facilities supports comprehensive behavioral health care, research and education across the region
Penn State Health is relocating inpatient psychiatric services for adults, adolescents and children to Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center today, opening 53 new inpatient behavioral health beds on the hospital’s third and fourth floors
July 13, 2026Penn State Health News
The move, first announced in late 2024, transitions inpatient services previously provided at Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute (PPI) to Holy Spirit Medical Center and further integrates care under the new Penn State Health Psychiatry and Behavioral Health identity
Expanded inpatient behavioral health services now available
“Penn State Health is investing in the future, investing in creating healing spaces and building compassionate and skilled teams to care for those who need us most,” said Leslyn Williamson, regional president of Holy Spirit and Hampden medical centers
The inpatient program at Holy Spirit Medical Center offers:
- Dedicated, secure units for adult, older adult, child and adolescent psychiatry, as well as high-acuity behavioral health care
- Multidisciplinary care teams focused on patient recovery and family engagement
- Care for patients with behavioral health needs and complex medical conditions
- Specialized treatment programs tailored to individual needs
- Continued access to electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)
- New transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) services for conditions including depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder and smoking cessation
Holy Spirit Medical Center remains a full-service, 293-bed acute care community hospital and Level II Trauma Center. Its existing 31-bed behavioral health unit and outpatient programs will become part of Penn State Health Psychiatry and Behavioral Health
The newly renovated third-floor lobby and waiting area at Holy Spirit Medical Center has been named the Douglas W. Pollock Lobby and Waiting Area in recognition of the generosity of the S. Wilson and Grace M. Pollock Foundation and the Douglas W. Pollock Foundation
Outpatient services continue in Harrisburg
Outpatient behavioral health services will remain in Harrisburg, with select programs relocating to renovated facilities:
- On Aug. 10, the Third Street Clinic (adult and child/adolescent partial hospitalization and outpatient programs) will relocate to 1521 N. 6th Street and become Penn State Health Psychiatry and Behavioral Health – 6th Street.
- On Sept. 8, theAdvancement in Recovery (AIR) Program will relocate to 100 N. Cameron Street and become Penn State Health Psychiatry and Behavioral Health – Cameron Street.
- The Division Street Clinic (adult outpatient services) will remain at its current location and become Penn State Health Psychiatry and Behavioral Health – Division Street.
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Commitment to research and academic mission remains strong
Penn State Health and Penn State College of Medicine remain deeply committed to advancing behavioral health research and education. Through Penn State College of Medicine’s role as the Appalachian Node of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) Clinical Trials Network, patients in the AIR program continue to have access to leading-edge treatments, therapies and clinical research focused on addressing some of the most challenging substance use disorders
“The transition of services to Holy Spirit Medical Center preserves opportunities for residents, fellows and research trainees to learn and conduct research in an environment that integrates exceptional patient care, scientific discovery and the development of the next generation of behavioral health providers,” said Dr. Erika Saunders, chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health at Penn State Health, and chair and Gerald B. Shively and Robert Y. Tan Professor at Penn State College of Medicine.
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