Westborough Psychiatric Hospital
Westborough, MA – JACA Architects has been selected by Signature Healthcare Services, based in Corona, Calif., to design a new, standalone psychiatric hospital in Westborough.
Although they are generally uncommon, Signature Healthcare Services specializes in standalone psychiatric hospitals, and serves thousands of patients every year by delivering mental health and substance abuse treatment through its 14 acute care hospitals located in California, Illinois, Nevada, Arizona, and Texas. The Westborough location will mark Signature Healthcare Services’ first location in Massachusetts.
This project will entail the full rehabilitation of an existing building that was formerly used as a private school and as the headquarters of a gas company, as well as a small new addition which will house the facility’s gymnasium. The total size of the project is still in flux, although the original building is 88,000sf.
The project had an initial estimate at $15 million, and construction is expected to begin on the building within the first quarter of 2016. Campanelli of Braintree is the construction manager for the project.
