More than 1,600 healthcare workers and residents in North County, N.Y., have signed a letter to state officials urging intervention to prevent the closure of Ogdensburg, N.Y.-based North Star Health Alliance, WWNY reported Feb. 4. North Star’s hospitals at risk…
Author: Ella Ruder
Grand Junction, Colo.-based Ava Health, a behavioral health provider, will open a facility in Grand Junction on Feb. 9 to expand access to mental healthcare services across the region. Partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient programming, outpatient services and ambulatory detox are…
Gov. Kathy Hochul’s 2026 State of the State address included a sweeping set of proposals that could reshape New York’s youth behavioral health landscape, from workforce training and crisis response to community-based substance use recovery. Here are six things to…
Erlanger Behavioral Health Hospital, based in Chattanooga, Tenn., has appointed Manjari Singh as CEO. In the role, Ms. Singh, who was previously serving as interim CEO, will focus on expanding access to behavioral healthcare services and providing compassionate and effective…
Micah Krempasky, MD, chief medical officer of mental health at WakeMed in Raleigh, N.C., has seen firsthand how flexible scheduling rooted in clinician autonomy can improve workforce satisfaction without compromising patient care. “It’s really important to have work-life balance. And…
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Wickenburg, Ariz.-based The Meadows has unveiled a specialized treatment program for active-duty military members, veterans, first responders, public safety professionals and their loved ones with PTSD and substance use disorders. Dubbed “Unbroken,” the program is fully integrated with the organization’s…
Oconomowoc, Wis.-based Rogers Behavioral Health is collaborating with the Jason Foundation, a nonprofit organization focused on youth suicide prevention and awareness, to establish affiliate locations across its behavioral health and substance use disorder treatment hospitals and clinics. The behavioral health…
Investigators said falling ice may have caused a gas leak that led to an explosion and fire Feb. 2 at the Greater Nashua Mental Health Center in Nashua, N.H., ABC affiliate WMUR reported Feb. 3. Fire crews were inside the…
King of Prussia, Pa.-based Recovery Centers of America has named Jason Kirby, DO, as chief medical officer. In the role, Dr. Kirby will provide medical leadership across the organization, starting with a review of clinical quality and patient-safety practices, while…
A bill before the Maine Legislature’s Health and Human Services Committee would establish an emergency rate increase and a stabilization fund for children’s residential care facilities. The legislation would issue $1 million to a sustainability fund aimed at stabilizing children’s…