GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) – Two healthcare organizations are celebrating the groundbreaking of an Eastern Carolina mental health resource expected to open in two years.

Tomorrow, ECU Health and Acadia Healthcare will be hosting a groundbreaking ceremony to celebrate the start of construction on its behavioral health hospital in Greenville.

The 144-bed hospital is expected to open in spring 2025.

It will offer treatment for adults, seniors, children, and adolescents who struggle with acute symptoms of mental health such as anxiety, depression, and bipolar disorder.

The ceremony will be held tomorrow morning at 10 a.m. at the site of the new hospital. That location is at the intersection of MacGregor Downs Road and Allen Road.

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