A county-funded, $27.6 million inpatient psychiatric facility in Oceanside, Calif., has begun operations after providing short-term care to 31 patients. The 16-bed unit started admitting patients Dec. 29 following staff training in November, according to a Feb. 5 news release…
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New Hyde Park, NY.-based Northwell Health’s Stephanie Fitzpatrick, PhD, was elected a fellow of the Academy of Behavioral Medicine Research, a scientific organization in the field of behavioral medicine. Dr. Fitzpatrick is a clinical health psychologist, behavioral medicine researcher and…
As the largest provider of behavioral health services in New York City, NYC Health + Hospitals delivers nearly 60% of all mental health and substance use services citywide. Omar Fattal, MD, system chief of behavioral health, told Becker’s Behavioral Health…
Mental health policy, behavioral healthcare leadership and psychiatric hospital staffing rules have been in flux in recent weeks, as federal agencies reversed funding decisions, while California delayed hospital staffing regulations and the White House rolled out new addiction and recovery…
The Horry County Council in South Carolina has approved the proposed Asha Vista Behavioral Institute after months of opposition from nearby residents, NBC affiliate WMBF reported Feb. 3. The council voted 8-4 during its Feb. 3 meeting to allow Asha…
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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…
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…