Oceans Behavioral Hospital—Lubbock (Texas), part of Plano, Texas-based Oceans Healthcare, has launched a virtual outpatient program aimed at expanding access to behavioral healthcare services across West Texas. The program offers structured, evidence-based care in a virtual setting, allowing individuals to remain…
Author: Ella Ruder
Sacramento, Calif.-based Crestwood Behavioral Health has appointed David Bond as program chief for behavioral health. Mr. Bond joins the provider after several years working on the payer and policy side of behavioral health, according to a March 11 LinkedIn post.…
Plano, Texas-based Oceans Healthcare has appointed Jamie Higgins as CEO of Oceans Behavioral Hospital in Opelousas, La. In 2022, Ms. Higgins joined Oceans Healthcare at Haven Behavioral Hospital-Phoenix, where she served as director of clinical services, according to a Feb.…
San Francisco secured nearly $100 million in Proposition 1 funding to expand behavioral health treatment capacity across three sites, including a project at University of California, San Francisco Health Hyde Hospital. The funding includes $70.2 million to add 50 locked…
At OSF HealthCare based in Peoria, Ill., digital therapeutics are connecting patients to behavioral health services beyond hospital walls — and driving results, with patients seeing more than 50% improvement in patient health surveys, or PHQ-9 scores. The system uses…
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Boston-based Guidelight has named Kelly Jones chief growth officer. In her new role, Ms. Jones will lead national growth strategy, marketing, referral partnerships and market expansion for the behavioral healthcare provider, according to a March 10 news release from the…
Omaha-based Nebraska Medicine is planning to build a $99.3 million four-story health center in midtown Omaha that will expand access to behavioral health and other outpatient services. The Farnam Health Center will house dermatology, general internal medicine, an outpatient gastrointestinal…
The FDA has approved a new use for Wellcovorin, or leucovorin calcium tablets, to treat cerebral folate deficiency, after initiating efforts to expand approval for autism-related symptoms. The approval marks the first FDA-approved treatment for the rare genetic disease, which…
Aurora, Colo.-based Children’s Hospital Colorado and Healthier Colorado have launched a statewide initiative aimed at making youth mental health a top priority in Colorado’s 2026 gubernatorial race. The effort — Mind Our Future Colorado — calls on gubernatorial candidates to…
Global warming of 1 to 6 degrees Celsius could generate up to $57 billion in annual anxiety-related costs and $47 billion tied to depression, according to a study published Feb. 20 in The Lancet Planetary Health. The study, conducted by…