Methodist Family Health opens its Jonesboro facility
Methodist Family Health has expanded its services for children and families in Northeast Arkansas with the opening of Methodist Children’s Behavioral Hospital–Jonesboro (MCBH–Jonesboro).
The facility will begin seeing patients on Monday (Jan. 19).
The new 70-bed acute psychiatric hospital will serve patients under the age of 18 who need short-term, inpatient treatment for mental health crises, filling an urgent need for area families who previously had to travel long distances to find care.
“This hospital provides a vital service for children and families who need immediate behavioral healthcare close to home,” said Kayla Beamon, hospital administrator for MCBH–Jonesboro. “Our team is dedicated to offering compassionate, effective treatment in a safe, healing environment right here in northeast Arkansas.”
Methodist Family Health purchased the former Arkansas Continued Care Hospital building on Red Wolf Boulevard in 2024 and remodeled it. Professor Susan Whiteland and students from the Arkansas State University College of Liberal Arts and Communication donated more than 80 hours to complete hand-painted murals, and the Junior Auxiliary Crown Club of Jonesboro painted ceiling tiles as a service project.
In addition to the new hospital, Methodist Family Health operates the Dacus Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility in Bono, an inpatient living and learning environment for teenage boys with chronic disorders, Methodist Counseling Clinic in Jonesboro, and school-based counseling programs in the Jonesboro and Nettleton Public School Districts and at Success Academy in Jonesboro.
The organization’s expansion in Northeast Arkansas reflects a commitment to making mental healthcare more accessible statewide.
“With Methodist Children’s Behavioral Hospital–Jonesboro, we’re bringing high-quality, compassionate, inpatient psychiatric care directly to the community,” said Methodist Family Health president and CEO Andy Altom.
The new hospital will be a training and observation resource for students in Arkansas State University’s School of Nursing and Health Professions and Department of Psychology and Counseling who need exposure to an inpatient psychiatric care environment, Altom added.
The Jonesboro facility joins Methodist Family Health’s statewide system of care, which includes inpatient and outpatient services, residential programs, counseling clinics, and the nonprofit’s Methodist Children’s Behavioral Hospital in Maumelle, which is both an acute and subacute facility for Arkansas children and families struggling with psychiatric, behavioral and emotional issues.