The optimum site for the Moccasin Bend Behavioral Health Institute
Now that a very positive decision has been made to rebuild the new Moccasin Bend Mental Health Institute off the bend, it is time to revisit the Erlanger Medical Center campus as the ideal site.
A contemporary behavioral health institute is no longer isolated in a bucolic country setting, but on the campus of an academic medical center, easily accessible to referrals and high-tech diagnostic and emergency services, public transportation, and the heart of our city.
A six-story, secure building, with two controlled entrances, a dedicated parking garage, and rooftop gardens, activity spaces and beautiful views, was proposed by one of the country’s best behavioral health architects. The site is on the five acres in the rear of the Erlanger campus, located on the long anticipated Central Avenue connection to Amnicola Highway.