Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Novant Health and Los Angeles-based Amae Health are collaborating to expand outpatient care for severe mental illness in Charlotte, N.C..
The partnership will bring Amae’s outpatient care model for severe mental illness — which integrates psychiatry, therapy, primary care, nutrition and social support — to Mecklenburg County, with the first clinic set to open May 18, according to an April 22 news release from Amae. The clinic will treat conditions including schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar disorder and major depressive disorder.
The collaboration also includes embedding an Amae transition planner at Novant Health hospitals to support care coordination from inpatient to outpatient settings, according to the release.
The organizations said the approach aims to reduce hospital readmissions and improve long-term stability. National research cited in the release found approximately 23% of patients with severe mental illness are readmitted within 30 days, while Amae reports a rate below 4%.
Novant Health operates more than 900 locations, including 19 hospitals and nearly 800 physicians clinics and urgent care centers, supported by nearly 44,000 team members and more than 9,100 clinicians.
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