Pittsburgh-based Southwood Psychiatric Hospital is facing multiple lawsuits claiming sexual and physical abuse of minor patients at its psychiatric facility, according to documents filed in the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County. The hospital is part of Franklin, Tenn.-based…
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Quincy, Mass.-based Nova Psychiatric Services, Philadelphia-based Patriot Eldercare and psychiatrist Alexandra Accardi, MD, agreed to pay $1.4 million to resolve allegations they fraudulently billed Medicare, Medicaid and the Massachusetts Group Insurance Commission for psychotherapy and medication management services that were…
Health systems are grappling with how to improve behavioral health access while ensuring patients are connected to the right level of care but capacity does not equate to continuity, Melissa Brule, director of behavioral health and specialty services at Elliot…
Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.-based Northwell Healthcare’s Phelps Hospital is expanding its community paramedicine program to include in-home behavioral health services for patients facing barriers to mental healthcare access. The program, launched in 2024 in partnership with Ossining Volunteer Ambulance Corp., provides…
King of Prussia, Pa.-based Universal Health Services disclosed Matthew Peterson resigned from his roles as executive vice president and president of behavioral health, effective June 19, according to a May 18 Securities and Exchange Commission filing. Mr. Peterson, who joined…
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Missouri has the highest hourly mean wage for psychiatrists in the U.S., as well as the highest hourly mean wage for psychiatrists when adjusted for cost of living, according to data released May 15 by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. …
Oklahoma City officials have approved final plans for the MAPS 4 Robert Ravitz Crisis Center, a behavioral health facility slated to open in 2027. MAPS 4 includes $12.27 million for the project, and the Arnall Family Foundation contributed $3 million,…
A series of Pew Research Center surveys from February 2024 to October 2025 found that 22% of U.S. adults rated their mental health as fair or poor, with adults younger than 30 reporting the lowest mental health ratings among all…
The District of Columbia has the highest concentration of psychiatrists in the U.S., with 44.69 psychiatrists per 100,000 residents, according to Becker’s analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics employment data and 2025 U.S. population estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau. …
Methodist Jennie Edmundson Behavioral Health in Council Bluffs, Iowa, held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its new 96-bed behavioral health hospital. The hospital, slated to open to patients in June, is a joint venture between Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital and Franklin,…