About 2,400 mental health professionals at Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente have authorized a one-day unfair labor practice strike. The authorization follows a vote that began in late January and ended Feb. 21, with 92% of participating mental health professionals —…
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Nashville-Tenn.-based Centerstone has completed a $109,000 renovation of its Sawyer Road clinic in Sarasota, Fla., adding a therapeutic sensory room for pediatric patients. The project converted two former offices into a dedicated space for intake, assessments and therapy sessions, according…
Rady Children’s Hospital San Diego will receive $2 million in federal funding for pediatric mental health services through fiscal year 2026 appropriations bills. The funding will support Rady Children’s mental health integration program, which unites primary care and mental healthcare…
Palmer, Alaska-based Mat-Su Regional Medical Center’s certification-of-need application to build a freestanding behavioral health hospital was approved by the Alaska Department of Health. The 50,000-square-foot, 45-bed facility will be built on a 10-acre site east of the hospital’s main campus…
Idaho healthcare providers say a third patient has died in less than three months after Magellan Healthcare cut mobile mental healthcare services under the state’s Medicaid program, the Idaho Capital Sun reported Feb. 20. The deaths involved patients who had…
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Baton Rouge, La.-based Beacon Behavioral Partners has partnered with Carolina Psychiatry, a practice serving Anderson, Greenville, Seneca and Spartanburg, S.C. The partnership aims to allow Carolina Psychiatry to “gain operational support to continue growing responsibly while preserving clinical autonomy,” Taral…
Lewis County, Wash., has repealed an ordinance that prevented Gather Church in Centralia, Wash., from operating a syringe services program, resolving a legal dispute over whether the restriction violated federal disability law. The repeal follows a Dec. 31 order from…
The American Hospital Association has partnered with the FBI to develop resources aimed at preventing targeted violence in healthcare settings. As part of the partnership, the FBI enlisted national experts to contribute to a leadership guide designed to help healthcare…
Sanford Health, based in Sioux Falls, S.D., has pledged $2 million to support Children’s Home Society’s new campus in Rapid City, S.D., Dakota News Now reported Feb. 9. The donation will support the organization’s residential treatment program, which serves children…
A Wisconsin legislative committee has cleared $10 million for a mental health and substance use disorder treatment center in western Wisconsin, nearly two years after the region lost its largest inpatient facility, Wisconsin Public Radio reported Feb. 5. The Legislature’s…