A fast-moving wildfire in the Sierra Nevada foothills has forced two Northern Nevada Health System facilities in the Reno, Nev., area to evacuate patients and close, according to CBS News and The New York Times. Here are five things to know: 1. The…
An individual experiencing a behavioral health crisis walks into the emergency department. Instead of lying on a gurney in the hallway or sitting in a chaotic waiting room, they’re led to a recliner chair in a calm environment and seen…
San Diego County is advancing plans for a $240 million behavioral health campus, according to an Aug. 20 report from KUSI News. The approximately 120,000-square-foot campus will provide crisis care, mental health treatment, addiction services and recovery support. The county…
The FDA cleared Wave Neuroscience’s MeRT System — a transcranial magnetic stimulation, or TMS, system — as an adjunct for the treatment of adult patients with post-traumatic stress disorder, according to a June 3 letter. The agency determined the device…
Nashville, Tenn.-based Mental Health Cooperative named Andrea Westerfield CEO, effective Sept. 8. Ms. Westerfield will return to the organization after previously serving in senior leadership roles there, including as COO, according to an Aug. 21 news release shared with Becker’s.…
Talkspace is using AI across its clinical workflow and patient-facing services, including through Tee, its AI-powered mental health guide, according to an Aug. 18 CO— by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce report. The digital mental health platform provides access to…
King of Prussia, Pa.-based Universal Health Services has moved to expand its behavioral health continuum, including its acquisition of virtual therapy and psychiatry platform Talkspace. Marc Miller, president and CEO of UHS, told Becker’s about what is driving the surge…
Bismarck, N.D.-based CHI St. Alexius Health collaborated with Senior Life Solutions to bring outpatient mental health services to older adults at the system’s Williston location. The Senior Life Solutions program provides group and individual therapy, psychiatric evaluation and medication management…
New York is constructing a roughly 340,000-square-foot replacement hospital at New Hampton-based Mid-Hudson Forensic Psychiatric Center in an investment topping $300 million, News12 reported Aug. 19. The hospital is being built on the existing Mid-Hudson campus and is expected to…
Northwell’s Northern Westchester Hospital, based in Mount Kisco, N.Y., named Jason Andrus, MD, as chair of psychiatry. Dr. Andrus will oversee inpatient and outpatient psychiatric services, focusing on clinical quality, programmatic growth and an academic environment dedicated to evidence-based practices,…