Author: Ella Ruder

Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Virginia and Riverside Health, based in Newport News, Va., have reached a multi-year agreement to maintain in-network access to Riverside’s integrated care network.  The agreement allows Anthem members continued in-network access to Riverside’s…

River Oaks Treatment Center in Riverview, Fla., has named Brianna Hardcastle clinical director.  In her new role, Ms. Hardcastle will oversee clinical services for the Tampa-area facility’s substance use disorder and mental health programs, according to a Jan. 22 news…

New York City-based NYC Health + Hospitals has opened two Elevate You clinics to provide behavioral and primary care services for people ages 16 to 25 as they transition between care levels.  The clinics, located at NYC Health + Hospitals/Woodhull…

San Francisco received nearly $40 million in round-6 funding through a state program to expand interim housing options.  The funds, awarded by California Department of Housing and Community Development and Gov. Gavin Newsom, will support nearly 1,000 interim housing beds…

Emergency department visits among men with alcohol-specific diagnoses rose 101% — from 1.99 million in 2003-04 to 3.99 million in 2021-22, according to a Health E-Stats report from the CDC. The findings highlight persistent sex-based differences in visit rates and…

Southwest Vermont Medical Center in Bennington will move forward with plans to renovate its inpatient mental health unit for adolescents after receiving approval from the town’s board, the Bennington Banner reported Jan. 21. Project engineers plan to renovate 6,600 square…

Rochester, N.Y.-based University of Rochester Medical Center and Rochester Regional Health have partnered with Hillside, a Rochester-based provider of community-based services, to launch a care model for youths with complex needs transitioning from hospital to home.  The Next Steps Critical…

Chapel Hill, N.C.-based UNC Health has launched its first private practice-based primary care behavioral health collaborative to expand access to and normalize mental healthcare through integration with primary care.  The program, based at UNC Health Family Medicine and Pediatrics at…

Leaders at Plano, Texas-based Oceans Healthcare are centering transparency as a key organizational mission with the public release of an enterprise behavioral health quality report, Kristen Tefft, vice president of quality, told Becker’s. “[Oceans Healthcare] pushes us to be transparent…

As demand for behavioral healthcare continues to rise nationwide, essential hospitals — which serve high-acuity, vulnerable populations — face unique pressure to maintain access, manage complexity and transition care beyond inpatient settings.  A recent analysis from Vizient compares inpatient performance…