Intermountain Health CEO Rob Allen, Primary Children’s Hospital CEO Katy Welkie, and philanthropist Gail Miller gathered with other Primary Promise donors and behavioral health caregivers on Monday to unveil plans for the new Intermountain Primary Children’s Behavioral Health Center currently under construction at Primary Children's Wasatch Canyons Behavioral Health Campus in Taylorsville.

The new Behavioral Health Center is expected to open in late 2025, earlier than previously anticipated thanks to a $25 million appropriation supported by the Governor’s Office of Planning and Budget and approved by the Utah Legislature.  

“Expanding vital resources for child and adolescent behavioral health is integral to our mission, and we can’t do this without you, our caregivers,” said Katy Welkie. 

Primary Children’s Hospital caregivers are invited to literally leave their mark on the new facility at a beam signing event on Tuesday, June 25, from 4-7 pm. 

Beam-signing Invitation

Caregivers are also encouraged to support our behavioral health team by completing a brief, anonymous online survey that will inform suicide prevention efforts at Primary Children’s Hospital and among our collaborators at children’s hospitals nationwide. 

Zero Suicide Survey

A World-class Facility for World-class Caregivers

Caregivers will be able to serve a more children in need when the $96 million Intermountain Primary Children’s Hospital Behavioral Health Center replaces current Wasatch Canyons infrastructure. The new facility will increase inpatient beds by nearly 50%. The new facility will also facilitate expanded service offerings, including a walk-in-crisis center; the state’s first dedicated behavioral health inpatient unit to provide mental health crisis care tailored for youth with autism and neuro-diverse needs; family-centered behavioral healthcare, where family members will be actively engaged in their child’s care and be able to stay overnight; and outpatient spaces designed for more intensive outpatient treatment, day treatment, and group therapy programs.

“Behavioral health care takes all of us,” said Amanda Choudhary, senior director of pediatric behavioral health at Intermountain Primary Children’s Hospital. “We’re so excited about the new Behavioral Health Center, and what it will mean for patient care, and our ability to treat the entire family.”  

“Be a part of history — the most significant investment ever made for the health and wellness of children in the Intermountain West. Children today, and for generations to come, need your support. We invite everyone to contribute today to help children in our community at PrimaryPromise.org,” said Choudhary. 

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Expanding Behavioral Health Services & How to Find Care Handout

Click here for the PDF of this handout showing all behavioral health programs offered through Primary Children’s Hospital. 

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