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Go behind the scenes of the new behavioral health hospital in Council Bluffs

scott.stewart
May 19, 2026
May 19, 2026
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A new behavioral health hospital will open in the coming weeks in Council Bluffs, adding up to 96 inpatient beds to serve Southwest Iowa, the Omaha metropolitan area and the broader region.

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052126-cbn-news-jennie-p1 — Medical Director Dr. Monica Arora gives a tour of Methodist Jennie Edmundson Behavioral Health, Council Bluffs' new 96-bed behavioral health hospital, on Tuesday, May 19, 2026.
JOE SHEARER, THE NONPAREIL

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JOE SHEARER, THE NONPAREIL

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