Here are 26 acquisitions, expansions and mergers among mental health companies reported on by Becker's since Jan. 3:
- York, Pa.-based WellSpan Health added 22 beds to its WellSpan Philhaven facility in Mount Gretna, Pa., through a $7 million expansion.
- Beachwood, Ohio-based Arc Health acquired the Lilac Center, a mental healthcare provider group with locations in Kansas and Missouri.
- Pittsburgh-based University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Western Behavioral Health opened a new facility to increase community access to child and adolescent behavioral health services.
- Colorado Center for Clinical Excellence, a mental healthcare provider group in Denver, was acquired by Arc Health.
- Brentwood, Tenn.-based healthcare provider Premise Health opened a new wellness center in Northbrook, Ill. Services offered include primary care, behavioral health treatment and preventive screenings.
- Bolivar, Mo.-based Citizens Memorial Hospital will open a new behavioral health facility in February to serve patients while they wait to get established with a provider.
- Arlington, Va.-based VHC Health and Arlington County officials have planned a joint venture advanced rehabilitation and behavioral health treatment center.
- Brentwood, Tenn.-based Lifepoint Health acquired Tucson, Ariz.-based Cornerstone Behavioral Health El Dorado.
- Newton (N.J.) Medical Center opened a dedicated emergency department behavioral health unit.
- Cincinnati Children's opened a medical center that provides mental healthcare treatment with cardiovascular care.
- Voyages Behavioral Health, an affiliate of Enola, Pa.-based Pam Health, is building a behavioral health hospital in Conroe, Texas.
- Trident Health is set to open Live Oak Mental Health and Wellness, a 60-bed behavioral health hospital in North Charleston, S.C.
- Valera Health and Cascade Health Alliance partnered to increase access to Valera's virtual behavioral health services to individuals in Oregon.
- Brentwood, Tenn.-based Lifepoint Health and Cincinnati-based Mercy Health partnered to build an inpatient behavioral health hospital in Ohio's Mahoning Valley area.
- Bozeman, Mont.-based virtual mental healthcare provider Charlie Health expanded its treatment network to Florida, its third expansion since December. The treatment program is now available in 19 states.
- Ohio-based White Light Behavioral Health opened its first addiction treatment center in Columbus.
- Franklin, Tenn.-based Acadia Healthcare is planning a new inpatient behavioral health center in Madison, Wis.
- Mercy Health-Youngstown (Ohio) and Brentwood, Tenn.-based Lifepoint Behavioral Health agreed to a joint venture partnership to build a new inpatient behavioral health center in the Mahoning Valley region of Ohio.
- Avesi Partners, a private equity investment firm, made a growth investment in Petaluma, Calif.-based Muir Wood, an adolescent-focused behavioral health provider.
- Akron, Ohio-based Summa Health opened its $84 million behavioral health campus in Akron. The seven-floor Juve Family Behavioral Health Pavilion will offer services including inpatient care, outpatient programs, geriatric care and a trauma center.
- SimiTree, a behavioral healthcare consulting and revenue cycle management firm, acquired Afia, a behavioral health data analytics and consulting company, and GreenpointMed, a medical billing and healthcare credential provider.
- Phoenix-based Meadows Behavioral Healthcare opened an outpatient mental health and substance use treatment center in Denver.
- Los Angeles-based Gateways Hospital and Mental Health Center will receive $19.2 million to expand its adolescent behavioral health services facility.
- Canton, Mass.-based Point32Health partnered with behavioral telehealth provider Valera Health.
- Franklin, Tenn.-based Summit BHC opened a mental health and addiction treatment center in Sacramento, Calif.
- Tampa, Fla.-based BayCare Health System acquired Northside Behavioral Health Center, also in Tampa, after managing the facility for seven years.