Unity Center for Behavioral Health receives national honor

AHA awards Unity its 2018 NOVA Award for improving community health

July 17, 2018 Portland, Oregon

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The new Unity Center for Behavioral Health in Portland features many social areas and calming spaces for patients who are receiving inpatient services. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Inside Unity Center

Nurse practitioner Andrew Hughes updates chart information at the Unity Center for Behavioral Health in Portland, April 19, 2017. Unity is operated through a partnership between four regional health care providers, with OHSU providing all the medical staff at the center. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Inside Unity Center

(Left to right) Third-year medical student Ishak Elkhal, first-year psychiatry resident Andrew Hughes, M.D. and Tom Veeder, M.D., attending psychiatrist at Unity and Unity Inpatient Rotation Director meet to discuss a patient's case at the Unity Center for Behavioral Health in Portland, April 19, 2017. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Unity Center Opening

A centralized "neighborhood" area in the adolescent portion of the new Unity Center for Behavioral Health in Portland. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Inside Unity Center

Ben White, a teacher through Multnomah Education Service District, in the classroom at Unity Center for Behavioral Health in Portland, April 19, 2017.
(OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Unity Center Opening

An inpatient room features storage spaces, window light and a desk at the new Unity Center for Behavioral Health in Portland. The center has 80 adult patient beds and 22 adolescent beds. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Inside Unity Center

Patient artwork hangs on the walls at Unity Center for Behavioral Health in Portland, April 19, 2017.
(OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Unity Center Opening

A large delegation cuts a ribbon at the grand opening ceremony for the Unity Center for Behavioral Health in Portland, January 5, 2017. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Unity Center Opening

Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler (left) looks around a patient room during a tour at the grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony program for the Unity Center for Behavioral Health in Portland, January 5, 2017. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

AHA NOVA Award

Established in 1993, the AHA NOVA Award recognizes hospitals and health systems for their collaborative efforts toward improving community health.