Providing support for patients to thrive

The Thrive Center at Baptist Health, an 11-bed inpatient behavioral health service, opened in 2023 for patients in Madison and surrounding counties. The center provides care for adults ages 18 and older who require hospitalization for behavioral health needs in a safe and structured environment.

“The journey to expand behavioral health services has been once of the most rewarding of my career,” said Greg D. Gerard, president of Baptist Health Richmond. “From offering outpatient services to 24/7 crisis interventions in our Emergency Department to now offering inpatient treatment, close to home, Baptist Health Richmond is committed to meeting the behavioral needs of our community.”

Through philanthropic support from the Pattie A. Clay Auxiliary (PACA) and Blue Grass Chemical Agent Destruction Pilot Plant (BGCAPP), the opening of the Thrive Center helped to become a reality. The Group Therapy Room is named in recognition of BGCAPP and the Recreation and Activity Room is named in recognition of PACA.