Question-and-Answer Session
Operator
(Operator Instructions). Our first question comes from line of Justine Lake.
Justine Lake - UBS
Thanks. Good morning. A couple of questions. First, on the behavioral health side, the admission there were probably much hard then I think most of us were looking for. Anything you can tell us as far as what you saw thee right in the quarter and how sustainable you expect that to be -- that run rate to be at 2008?
Steve Filton
I mean, obviously, we were extremely pleased with that growth rate, Justine. I don't know that I would venture to say, we're sustainable at that level. But our admissions have been strong. They average there a little over 4% for the year. We've talked about being able to sustained behavioral same-store admissions in the 3% to 4% range.
And I think that, we should be able to -- I mean that 7% number I think reflected the strength throughout the portfolio. It wasn't really just focused on a few markets. I think it reflects the benefit that we're getting from this ongoing capacity expansion program that we've been talking about now for several years. It reflects our efforts in certain cases to convert residential beds to acute beds in one of that Keystone facilities we did that with great success. So, I think it's a function of just a lot of the strategy execution that's been in place for a number of years and just general strength throughout the portfolio.
Alan Miller
Let me add something to that. The business since it's largely directed by managed care and various governmental authorities, it's a trust business in part. People have to get to know you and trust that the company is a solid company. It does a very good job quality wise and that's how I view this. It's just a compliment to the professionalism of all of our people and the trust that they have in their markets.
Justine Lake - UBS
That's all from me. Just may be a couple of bigger picture questions. I mean the 10-K you put out last night gave some color around Las Vegas and so and McAllen obviously Vegas is doing extremely well given that the Sierra impact that benefited '07 as well as some Centennial of that maybe you have a little bit of a drag in 2008, at least in the first half.
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