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Prisma Health’s new behavioral health hospital is expected to be ready for occupancy in two years. (Rendering/Cannon Design)|The hospital site is a 46-acre site in Easley off S.C. Highway 153 in a largely undeveloped section of Pickens County where designers are taking advantage of the peaceful setting. (Rendering/Cannon Design)|Project management for the new hospital is in the hands of JLL. Civil engineering is overseen by Thomas & Hutton with design by Cannon Design. Brasfield & Gorrie is leading construction. (Photo/Ross Norton)|Dr. Karen Lommel took the occasion to announce an additional $1 million gift from the Sargent Foundation. (Photo/Ross Norton)|Sen. Thomas Alexander, president of the South Carolina Senate, called the start of construction a significant step forward in addressing a longstanding need for mental health services in the community. (Photo/Ross Norton)|The hospital is designed to take advantage of the healing power of architecture, with natural light and a view of the woods from every patient room. (Rendering/Cannon Design)
May 20, 2025

Prisma Health breaks ground on $138M mental health hospital

Prisma Health begins construction on a $138M behavioral hospital in Easley, doubling inpatient capacity and expanding mental health care in the Upstate.