UW Will Delay Closing Psychiatric Unit, Open New Beds at Northwest Hospital

UW considered closing the unit because of budget shortfalls.by Heidi GrooverThe UW Medical Center considered closing its 10-bed psychiatric unit known as Seven North. DAVID_JOHNSON/GETTY
The University of Washington Medical Center will hold off on closing its psychiatric unit until next year, when it plans to open new mental health care beds at another facility.Nurses in the UWMC unit, also known as Seven North, learned earlier this month that UWMC was considering closing part or all of their un