Behavioral health hospital in Tukwila suddenly closing; patients scrambling

Hundreds of employees laid off and patients left with few options – that’s the fallout people are bracing for as a mental health facility in Tukwila is about to close its doors.

288 employees will be let go from Cascade Behavioral Health Hospital, according to a Washington State WARN notice published Thursday.  The hospital didn’t give a specific reason for the closure but said in a statement in part, “the breadth of challenges created a situation where the long-term viability of the hospital was no longer sustainable.”

It’s set to be shut down by July 31 after operating for 10 years in Tukwila.

King County and healthcare union leaders are

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