Affiliate Hospitals

Psychiatry residents receive a broad range of clinical experiences across several different locations outlined below.

Center for Behavioral Medicine (CBM)

CBM, formerly the Western Missouri Mental Health Center, is an agency of the Missouri Department of Mental Health (DMH) and is the home-base of the Psychiatry Residency program. Situated in the heart of Downtown Kansas City, it is part of UMKC's Health Sciences District and provides inpatient psychiatric care to patients from Kansas City and the Western side of Missouri. Inpatient admissions are limited to forensic patients who are in need of competency restoration and intensive inpatient treatment.  Additionally, there are around 40 psychiatric beds, which are rented by University Health, but located in the CBM building. Most of our classrooms are located inside this building and a majority of resident meetings are also held here.

University Health Truman Medical Center (UHTMC)

UHTMC is a leading healthcare institution renowned for its commitment to providing exceptional medical services, education and research to all patients, regardless of their ability to pay. Located in the heart of Kansas City, Mo., this state-of-the-art facility is affiliated with the UMKC School of Medicine and serves as a crucial training ground for future healthcare professionals. With a legacy dating back more than a century, Truman Medical Center Hospital has consistently upheld its mission to deliver high-quality, compassionate care to a diverse patient population. The medical center is known for excellence in emergency and level I trauma services and is physically attached to Children’s Mercy — one of the top-ranked children’s hospitals in the country.

University Health Behavioral Health Crossroads (UHBH)

UHBH is located in the bustling Crossroads District in downtown Kansas City, Mo. It is the primary location for PGY-3 outpatient rotations where each resident is provided their own spacious office. It is a large building that integrates seamlessly into the urban landscape. With over 200 employees, they offer a wide variety of services, including medications, counseling and case management. There is also a Walgreens pharmacy located on the first floor. UHBH is the primary location for community mental health in downtown Kansas City.

University Health Lakewood Medical Center (UHLMC)

University Health Lakewood Medical Center is located southeast of Kansas City in Lee’s Summit, Mo. It offers residents of Eastern Jackson County access to a modern community hospital with diverse outpatient services designed to meet the needs of families. This 110-bed hospital focuses of primary care and provides patients with easy access to acute and well-care needs for all ages. The campus is located in a heavily wooded area and has excellent views of the surrounding terrain. 

University Health Behavioral Health Lakewood Counseling

The Lakewood counseling building provides outpatient behavioral healthcare for adults and children in Eastern Jackson County. It is nestled in downtown Lee’s Summit and is located just a few miles from the Lakewood Medical Center. Many residents spend time here during their PGY-3 year in the outpatient child clinic.

Future Construction

Center for Behavioral Medicine

Missouri lawmakers have approved $300 million to build a new psychiatric hospital near the current CBM building with a projected completion date of 2027. The plan is to include 100 new beds for CBM (for competency restoration) and 100 new beds for University Health (for civil commitment and short-term stabilization). They also plan to open a separate psychiatric emergency services.

The Center for Recovery Health and Wellness

This center will be a fully integrated, 21,000+ square foot facility to care for those with substance use disorders. University Health will renovate an existing facility in the heart of the UMKC Health Sciences District. This facility will provide patients with access to direct care, including psychiatric services, Medications for Addiction Treatment (MAT), case management and peer recovery interventions to address psychosocial determinants of health. This facility will allow University Health to double its provider team. The total project will cost around $9 million dollars and the plan is to provide transcranial magnetic stimulation, esketamine and have the capacity to expand to include psychedelic assisted psychotherapy if it gets FDA approval. Further down the line, we want to create an addiction medicine fellowship.