Sant Lluís Mental Health Centre to Open in 2027 Serving Pyrenees Region
New open-regime facility in La Seu d'Urgell will provide comprehensive mental health services for up to 97 patients from Andorra, Catalonia, and the.
Key Points
- Opens early 2027 with capacity for 97 patients in open-regime model allowing community access.
- Services include adult/pediatric hospitalization, residential care, Àgora multidisciplinary space, and spiritual support.
- Located at La Immaculada Seminary; supplements regional provisions via Andorra-Catalonia coordination.
- Prioritizes Pyrenean hires to create jobs; focuses on autonomy, inclusion for mental health and disabilities.
The Sant Lluís Mental Health Centre in La Seu d'Urgell will begin operations in early 2027, offering open-regime care for up to 97 patients from Andorra, Catalonia, and the Pyrenees.
The facility, promoted by the Diocese of Urgell and located on grounds of the La Immaculada Seminary, responds to mental health challenges in the region with inpatient and community-based services. These encompass adult polivalent hospitalisation, child and youth inpatient care, an open residential home, and a multidisciplinary Àgora space. Covering 5,800 square metres of built area plus 4,900 square metres of landscaped exteriors, the centre includes planned investments in equipment and furnishings.
On 20 February, Bishop and Episcopal Co-Prince Josep-Lluís Serrano Pentinat visited the construction site alongside representatives from the Fundació Hospitalàries, led by president Sister Luz Divina Sánchez Rodríguez. Management will fall to the Canonical Foundation of the Sant Boi Hospital Sisters, providing comprehensive medical, social, educational, occupational, and spiritual assistance for individuals facing mental health conditions, brain injuries, intellectual disabilities, psychogeriatrics, palliative care, and general hospital needs.
Dr Joan Orrit, managing director of Benito Menni Germanes Hospitalàries and a key project contributor, highlighted the open model's focus on normalising patients' lives. He noted it allows free community access and participation in all activities, including spiritual ones. The foundation views the centre as a "project of life", with tailored itineraries to foster autonomy, social inclusion, and personal freedom in familiar settings.
The services will supplement existing mental health provisions through coordinated inpatient and outpatient resources, arranged with Andorra and Catalonia, enabling treatment near home rather than distant facilities. By positioning vulnerable people "at the heart of the diocesan seminary", the initiative fosters therapeutic outdoor spaces for open dialogue with La Seu d'Urgell. It will prioritise hiring Pyrenean professionals to create jobs and stimulate the local economy.
The centre ranks among the area's major sociomedical developments in the years ahead.
Original Sources
This article was aggregated from the following Catalan-language sources:
- Diari d'Andorra•
El centre de salut mental Sant Lluís obrirà el 2027
- El Periòdic•
El Centre de Salut Mental de la Seu d’Urgell obrirà a començaments del 2027 amb una capacitat d’atenció de 97 persones
- Bon Dia•
El centre de salut mental de la Seu estarà enllestit a principis del 2027
- Diari d'Andorra•
El Centre de Salut Mental de la Seu que acollirà pacients d'Andorra obrirà portes a inicis del 2027
- ARA•
El Centre de Salut Mental tindrà capacitat per 97 persones i obrirà el 2027
- Altaveu•
El Centre de Salut Mental Sant Lluís obrirà les portes a inicis del 2027 a la Seu d'Urgell