Stephan Heckers, MD, will step down as chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt University Medical Center at the end of the academic year. Dr. Heckers, the William P. and Henry B. Test chair…
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Allentown, Pa.-based Lehigh Valley Health Network, part of Philadelphia, Pa.-based Jefferson Health, and King of Prussia, Pa.-based Universal Health Services have completed a joint behavioral health hospital in the Lehigh Valley. The new facility, Hanover Hill Behavioral Health, is a…
Stillwater-based Oklahoma State University will return more than $4.8 million to the state’s mental health agency after plans for a behavioral health hospital on its Oklahoma City campus were canceled over funding shortfalls, The Oklahoman reported Dec. 6. OSU/A&M regents…
Wickenburg, Ariz.-based The Meadows released its 2024 annual report Dec. 4, presenting key findings from more than 5,000 patients across its behavioral health programs. The Meadows used data collected by Vista Research Group to measure clinical outcomes, treatment satisfaction and…
WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital in Lebanon, Pa., has opened four renovated emergency department rooms designed for rapid conversion between medical and behavioral health use, LebTown reported Dec. 8. The rooms were first used in late November after receiving necessary approvals.…
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A foundation design flaw at a new state psychiatric hospital in Concord, N.H., has delayed construction by more than nine months and may leave taxpayers on the hook for an additional $5 million, according to a Dec. 3 report from…
A poll from Arlington, Va.-based National Alliance on Mental Illness found that most Americans strongly oppose recent federal cuts to behavioral health programs and want Congress to make mental health funding a priority. The NAMI/lpsos poll was conducted Nov. 7-9,…
Boston-based Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and its physician organization, Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians, have appointed Hadine Joffe, MD, as chair of the psychiatry department. In her new role, Dr. Joffe will oversee the department’s clinical, research and educational programs.…
CMS will begin accepting applications in 2026 for a new payment model designed to expand access to technology-supported chronic care for individuals with “original Medicare.” Here are four things to know: Interested parties can complete a form to be notified…
Sacramento, Calif.-based Mindpath Care Centers, along with former chief strategy officer Jeff Williams, COO Abigail Sheriff, and senior integration and project manager Sarah Williams, agreed to pay $1.9 million to resolve allegations of submitting false claims to Medicare. What happened?