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Merger will form 2nd largest behavioral health MCO in North Carolina
Eastpointe and Sandhills Center have agreed to merge to form the second-biggest behavioral health managed care organization in North Carolina, according to an Aug. 11 report from Goldsboro Daily News. -
Arkansas psychiatrist now facing 31 lawsuits
Brian Hyatt, MD, a psychiatrist at Northwest Medical Center in Springdale, Ark., and former medical director of the hospital's behavioral health unit, is now facing 31 lawsuits for false imprisonment and more, according to an Aug. 8 report from local CBS affiliate News 5. -
Premera Blue Cross introduces 'matchmaker' program to find behavioral health providers
Premera Blue Cross has created its Matchmaker for Behavioral Health program to help members connect with a provider who fits their specific needs. -
Florida behavioral health facility building central receiving location
Meridian Behavioral Healthcare is leading the effort to build a central receiving facility for four mental healthcare facilities in Gainesville, Fla., according to an Aug. 10 report from Main St Daily News. -
Odyssey Behavioral Healthcare opens 34-bed facility in Florida
Odyssey Behavioral Healthcare has opened a new Lifeskills South Florida campus in Fort Lauderdale. -
Texas medical center receives $1M donation to expand behavioral health, other services
Children's Medical Center Foundation has received a $1 million donation that will support the expansion of Children's Medical Center Plano in Texas, NBCDFW reported Aug. 10. -
Iowa medical center doubles inpatient behavioral health capacity
Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames, Iowa, has nearly doubled its inpatient behavioral health capacity with a new 24-bed behavioral health unit, The Ames Tribune reported Aug. 8. -
Health system, healthcare district designate millions to expand behavioral healthcare
The El Camino Healthcare District and El Camino Health are allocating $11.02 million in grants to programs in 10 California cities within Santa Clara County. -
Oaklawn breaks ground on Indiana crisis center
Mental health provider Oaklawn held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new crisis center in South Bend, Ind., The South Bend Tribune reported Aug. 8. -
New Hampshire county to open 16 behavioral health beds for nursing home patients
Strafford County has signed a deal with the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services to make 16 beds available for nursing home eligible citizens at Riverside Rest Home in Dover, Foster's Daily Democrat reported Aug. 9. -
Tufts, digital health company partner to expand behavioral healthcare
Tufts Medicine partnered with Synchronous Health, a behavioral health digital platform, to increase patient access to certified therapists. -
Washington buys recently shuttered psychiatric hospital
Washington state has purchased the recently closed Cascade Behavioral Health Hospital in Tukwila for almost $30 million, The Seattle Times reported Aug. 7. -
Humana Foundation forms partnership to address behavioral health provider shortage in Kentucky
The Humana Foundation has partnered with Greater Louisville Inc., the chamber of commerce serving the Louisville, Ky., metro area, to address the shortage of regional behavioral health providers. -
Heart of Texas Behavioral Health receives $8M in state funding
Heart of Texas Behavioral Health has received $8 million in state funding to develop a crisis services facility, FOX affiliate KWKT reported Aug. 1. -
3 states host 60% of the best hospitals for psychiatry
Massachusetts, California and Maryland made the most frequent appearances on U.S. News & World Report's "Best Hospitals for Psychiatry" ranking. -
Texas behavioral health center gets $8M for crisis center
Galveston County in Texas approved $8 million for the Gulf Coast Center to build a mental health crisis center in La Marque, according to a July 31 report from ABC affiliate Click 2 Houston. -
Top 7 hospitals for psychiatry in 2023: US News
McLean Hospital in Belmont, Mass., was named the best hospital for psychiatry in 2023 by U.S. News & World Report. -
Mental Health Innovation Foundation to open youth facility in Omaha
The Mental Health Innovation Foundation and Omaha, Neb.-based Children's Hospital & Medical Center have partnered to develop a youth mental health facility, ABC affiliate KETV reported Aug. 4. -
PointClickCare awarded contract to develop behavioral health treatment, referral program for Massachusetts
PointClickCare Technologies has been awarded a contract with the Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services. -
Children's mental health crisis center opens in Connecticut
The Village for Families and Children opened a new urgent crisis center in Hartford, Conn.
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