Midwest Behavioral Health Center
Turning a large existing property into a multi-service behavioral health campus.
- Role
- Founder and CEO
- Location
- Tecumseh, Michigan
- Services
- Adolescent residential, outpatient and autism day treatment
- Status
- Licensed and preparing to launch
The campus
At launch readiness
- FacilityAbout 200,000 sq. ft.Two-year renovation and outfitting complete
- Adolescent program83 bedsInpatient and residential
- Outpatient capacity400+ clientsBehavioral health, psychiatry and counseling
- Autism day treatmentAbout 60 childrenPlanned census
- Referral pipeline100+ a monthInpatient referrals from hospitals, providers and counties
- Appraised real estate value$21 million
The opportunity
There's a shortage of appropriate adolescent behavioral health placements, and families often have to piece together outpatient and autism services from different places.
Instead of opening a single program, MBHC paired a large treatment campus with several services that share the same building, staff and infrastructure, giving it more ways to receive referrals and get paid.
What we did
Designed the business model
Set the plan and phased rollout for the adolescent, outpatient and autism programs.
Led the redevelopment
Coordinated the renovation, furnishing and occupancy readiness, and structured the operating company and real estate.
Built the leadership team
Brought in senior clinical and operating leaders, including psychiatric and multi-state behavioral health experience.
Completed licensing
Completed licensure and certificates of occupancy, and advanced state contracting, payer credentialing and referral partnerships.
Lined up financing options
Developed debt, strategic equity and real estate options while weighing owner guarantees and control.
Built the operating framework
Centered operations on patient safety, compliance, staff retention, revenue cycle discipline and clear performance measures.
Where things stand
| Workstream | Status | |
|---|---|---|
| Physical plant | Two-year renovation complete. Campus furnished and ready for occupancy. | |
| Clinical programs | Adolescent, outpatient and autism programs designed to work together. | |
| Licensing | Facility and program licenses and certificates of occupancy complete. | |
| Referrals | Hospitals, providers and county partners point to 100+ inpatient referrals a month. | |
| Commercial payers | Credentialing in progress. | |
This case study covers development and launch readiness. The campus was pre-revenue at the time it was written.
Find an underserved market and a building that can adapt, recruit experienced clinical leaders, secure licensing and payer access, then open in phases based on real demand.
A model that can be repeated, with fresh market, licensing and staffing research in each new state
Capabilities shown
- Healthcare real estate redevelopment
- Multi-service program design
- Executive team building
- Licensing and state contracting
- Capital and partnership structuring
- Launch readiness