UCLA Health has received the single largest gift to advance mental health care in its history – $100 million from global philanthropists Stewart and Lynda Resnick, co-owners of Los Angeles, California-based The Wonderful Company.
The Resnicks’ gift, made possible through their foundation, will help fund the expansion of mental and behavioral health services at UCLA Health and support completion of a new neuropsychiatric hospital and a comprehensive mental health campus.
UCLA Health’s existing facility, the Stewart and Lynda Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA – located within Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center on the university’s main Westwood campus – will relocate to 5900 W. Olympic Boulevard, in Los Angeles, about six miles east, following completion of construction at the new location.
The Resnicks’ funding will support a 61% expansion of the neuropsychiatric hospital – increasing capacity from 74 to 119 beds – and add a new 20‑bed unit designed to diagnose and stabilize patients experiencing acute behavioral health crises. In 2005, the hospital was named after the Resnicks following a gift that supported the medical center’s construction.
The new hospital is expected to open in the fall, followed by completion of an upgraded medical office building later in 2026. The crisis stabilization unit is expected to open next year.
The UCLA Resnick Mental Health Campus is being developed in a cohesive, integrated manner. Many outpatient programs for adults and children, and various other community resources are relocating from Westwood to the medical office building adjacent to the new hospital. Gardens, trees and other landscaping and infrastructure are designed to create a healing environment for patients and their families.
