St. Louis Children’s Hospital in St. Louis and nonprofit child and family services organization KVC Missouri (Webster Groves, Mo.) held a topping off ceremony for a new pediatric behavioral health hospital in Webster Groves, Miss., according to St. Louis Public Radio.
The milestone marked placement of the final vertical steel support beam for the 77-bed hospital. Most of the inpatient beds will be for short-stay patients, with 12 beds designated for longer-term patients.
The hospital is expected to open in late 2026.
Read more about pediatric behavioral health facility design here.












