On Friday, January 24, 2025, Garrett Regional Medical Center (GRMC) held an official ribbon-cutting ceremony for the newly renovated Health & Wellness Center located at 69 Wolf Acres Drive in Oakland. The GRMC Foundation raised $500,000 towards the behavioral health campaign.
Since opening in 2019, the demand for mental and behavioral health care and treatment at GRMC’s regional behavioral health center continued to climb. In 2023, the GRMC Foundation launched a fundraising campaign dedicated to improving behavioral health services in the Garrett County community and the surrounding region.
The Foundation’s campaign sought to increase the availability of mental and behavioral health services through a significant renovation and expansion of the existing facility at Wolf Acres Drive.
“One of our goals was to bring mental and behavioral health resources to the forefront of our community and region,” said Mark Boucot, President & CEO of GRMC and Potomac Valley Hospital. “Our new facility is much better suited to serve the needs of patients in our own community and surrounding region.”
Boucot credited and thanked GRMC’s Health & Wellness team for their contributions and dedication to the redesign of the facility.
“Research shows that in order for a person to heal, they must feel safe, and Mark Boucot allowed us to tailor the details of the renovation to meet the specific needs of the population we treat, from moving walls to minimize interruptions, to creating a space large enough to hold therapy groups and educational community meetings, to choosing a paint color for the walls that would be welcoming and calming,” said Lisa Ryan, Psy.D., clinical psychologist at Health & Wellness.
Ryan added, “The resulting personalized nature of this practice sends a message to our work family and our patients that they are important and valued.”
GRMC Foundation Executive Director Emily Tusing expressed appreciation to the community for supporting the hospital’s investment in mental and behavioral health.
“On behalf of the GRMC Foundation, I want to thank our community for their incredible support and commitment to this campaign,” stated Tusing. “Support from our donors and community made this a successful campaign.”
Providing a variety of comprehensive office-based, outpatient mental health and substance abuse disorder services, GRMC’s Health & Wellness Center is staffed with clinical psychologist Lisa Ryan, Psy.D.; clinical psychiatrist Faye Lari, MD; and licensed social workers, Heather Bosley, LCSW, LCSW-C; Sara Cockerham, LCSW, LCSW-C; and Sabrina Tasker, LCSW, LCSW-C. The clinic serves the behavioral health needs of patients of all ages, from children to senior adults.
For additional information on available services at GRMC’s Health & Wellness Center, contact 301-533-2190.
