Grand Junction, Colo.-based West Springs Psychiatric Hospital had its state licensure fully restored after nearly 30 inspections, The Daily-Sentinel reported Dec. 8.
Author: Mariah Taylor
Behavioral health urgent care clinics are growing in popularity in the last five years as a way to provide mental health care outside of EDs.
Mehadin Arafeh, MD, an internationally known mental health psychiatrist and 14-year superintendent of Middletown-based Connecticut Valley Hospital, died Nov. 6 at 93.
Avon, Ind.-based Cummins Behavioral Health Systems agreed to pay $2.1 million to settle a class-action lawsuit, Top Class Actions reported Nov. 11.
Edinburg, Texas-based DHR Health is opening a behavioral health hospital in Pharr, Texas.
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Cerebral, an online mental healthcare company, has entered a non-prosecution agreement with the Department of Justice and agreed to pay more than $3.6 million for practices that encouraged unauthorized distribution of controlled substances.
Sheri Biggs, a psychiatric health nurse and family nurse practitioner, is now a member of South Carolina's congressional delegation, The Post and Courier reported Nov. 5.
A recent study found that virtual visits for veterans were associated with a reduction in suicide-related events.
There is a postpartum mental health crisis among physicians, but hospitals are doing little to address it, Medscape Medical News reported Oct. 29.
The Psychiatric Institute of Washington (D.C.) is under scrutiny following a report that documented several incidents of abuse, neglect and concerning practices, The Washington Post reported Oct. 27.