Health systems across the U.S. are turning to large-scale philanthropic gifts, state funding and internal capital investments to address rising demand for pediatric behavioral healthcare. The funding is supporting expanded inpatient capacity and the development of integrated campuses aimed at…
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Orlando (Fla.) Health held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its new behavioral health hospital in Apopka, Fla. The 144-bed facility, set to open in June, is a Baker Act receiving hospital designed to provide behavioral health services for Central Florida residents,…
Montana is set to invest $1.2 million with aims to expand psychiatric residential bed capacity for youths experiencing serious emotional disturbances in the state. Here are four things to know:
Olean (N.Y.) General Hospital, part of Buffalo, N.Y.-based Kaleida Health, plans to add a dedicated comprehensive psychiatric emergency program as part of an emergency department expansion and renovation project. The program will be a secure behavioral health treatment unit within…
Lewiston, Maine-based Common Ties Mental Health Services has merged with Sweetser, a Maine-based nonprofit behavioral health organization, as smaller providers face growing operational and financial pressures, ABC affiliate WMTW reported May 8. The merger creates the largest certified community behavioral…
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New York City will direct $12 million toward recovery services for residents at risk of overdose through peer-led outreach and workforce programs. The funding is expected to create 500 new peer specialists positions over four years. The investment will support…
Lynchburg, Va.-based Centra and Brentwood, Tenn.-based Lifepoint Health affiliates Lifepoint Behavioral Health and Lifepoint Rehabilitation are preparing to open the Centra Behavioral Health Hospital at the Centra Simons Run Medical Campus in Lynchburg. The 60,000-square-foot, 72-bed facility is designed to…
MidHudson Regional Hospital in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., a member of Valhalla, N.Y.-based Westchester Medical Center Health Network, has renovated its inpatient behavioral health unit to increase capacity to 60 beds. Dutchess County supported the project with a $3 million investment, first…
New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System has launched the Marilyn Monroe Mental Health for the Arts Program. The program provides dedicated mental health services for the performing arts community and is embedded within the Samuel J. Friedman Health Center…
The Chicago Department of Public Health is expanding its mental health safety net and launching a street psychiatry pilot program backed by a $16.2 million investment, CBS News reported April 28. The city’s Mental Health Equity Initiative partner network enrolled…