News > April 15, 2011

University Behavioral Health of El Paso Expands Facility

Inpatient psychiatric service capacity expands to 163 beds to meet local demand

El Paso, TX. April 15, 2011. University Behavioral Health (UBH) of El Paso has opened a third floor, which will house 40 new beds. The 18,000 square foot addition will allow UBH to offer mental health and chemical dependency services to more patients in El Paso and surrounding areas.

“With this expansion, we are pleased to offer care to more patients,” said Kim Whitelock, CEO of UBH El Paso. “We have served the greater El Paso region since November 2007 and look forward to continuing our commitment of providing high quality psychiatric services to the community.”

University Behavioral Health is centrally located at 1900 Denver Avenue in El Paso. The 115,000 square foot facility has 163 beds and provides inpatient, outpatient and chemical dependency services. Within these treatment settings, UBH offers specialty programs that are individually tailored to the needs of patients in the military, the women’s population, the youth and senior adult population and faith-based groups.

About University Behavioral Health of El Paso
University Behavioral Health of El Paso is a private psychiatric hospital specializing in mental health and chemical dependency care. We provide a wide range of services and programs that offer evidence-based treatment proven to have positive outcomes for our patients. Our inpatient and outpatient services offer supportive and compassionate care through specialty programs that are tailored to meet the needs of our patients. For more information, please visit www.ubhelpaso.com.