Galveston County Daily News, July 16, 2009
UTMB's David Marshall and Dr. Robert Hirschfeld are quoted in this article about why it will take years before Rebecca Sealy Hospital reopens. From the article: Restoring beds for the general public at John Sealy Hospital is a priority, Marshall said. "Our focus has and continues to be restoration of services that meet the needs of a majority of our patients. There is a limited amount of campus ready for patient care. To create space for inpatient psychiatry would take the available, valuable space offline for a significant period of time for renovation to meet the regulatory requirements for inpatient psychiatric facility." Hirschfeld said he was looking forward to UTMB being able to provide inpatient care to our community as soon as possible.