Expanding access to behavioral health care throughout Snohomish County, Washington

To meet rising mental health needs in Snohomish County, Washington, two new behavioral health outpatient facilities were opened in 2025.

Providence Everett Medical Center

•  A five-day-a-week partial hospitalization group therapy program provides patients with an intensive level of care while allowing them to return home. This program complements Everett’s existing inpatient behavioral health services and the behavioral health urgent care clinic at the Colby Campus.
• A three-day-a-week intensive outpatient group therapy program gives patients a flexible, step-down option that supports recovery and ongoing stability.

“Together, these two programs ensure that patients have access to the right level of care at the right time, reducing barriers and helping them stabilize, heal, and regain confidence in managing their mental health,” said Gretchen Clark Bower, MSW, senior director, behavioral health, Providence Swedish North Puget Sound.

Providence’s Well Being Trust is honored to support this initiative alongside other funders including Providence General Foundation, individual donors and grant from Raynier Institute & Foundation, M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust, Waterman Medical Foundation and Norcliffe Foundation.

Providence Swedish Edmonds campus

In 2025, outpatient behavioral health services were consolidated in a new space at Providence Swedish Edmonds, creating a more convenient and accessible option for patients. The new space can now accommodate up to 30 patients at a time, compared to 12 in the old facility.

The new space at Edmonds offers a five-day a-week partial hospitalization group therapy program as well as a new three-day a-week intensive outpatient group therapy program. This project was made possible by philanthropic support from the Providence Swedish community.