RD54 - Preliminary Report on the Catawba Hospital Transformation Plan – January 9, 2024


Executive Summary:

Preliminary report on the evaluation of the public-private partnership arrangements for the Catawba Hospital Transformation Plan or other potential alternatives for the provision of behavioral health or substance use disorder services, including private sector options, potential public-private partnerships to manage and operate a substance use disorder facility and to manage a new residential treatment program and outpatient facility, an assessment of how the surrounding localities and their local law enforcement agencies may work together to share efforts in transporting and taking custody of individuals under an emergency custody order or temporary detention order who would otherwise be transported to Catawba, and an assessment of if and how the surrounding localities may pool their opioid settlement funds to aid in the Catawba Hospital Transformation Plan.