San Diego, Calif.-based Rady Children’s Hospital plans to break ground in July on a three-story behavioral health building that will double its mental healthcare capacity from 24 to 48 beds, all in single rooms, The San Diego Union-Tribune reported on…
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Vail (Colo.) Health has released a behavioral health survey to assess the state of behavioral health in the region and inform its future program investments, according to a Dec. 26 report from Vail Daily. The anonymous survey, developed in partnership…
The Board of County Commissioners in Multnomah County, Ore., greenlit $2.4 million Dec. 11 to partially address a $4.6 million budget gap left when the state’s largest Medicaid provider, CareOregon, rolled back spending for behavioral healthcare, according to a Dec.…
West Orange, N.J.-based RWJBarnabas Health and Langhorne, Pa.-based Woods System of Care have opened an integrated clinic in Hamilton, N.J., focused on individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, and autism. The Woods Primary and Behavioral Health Center is the first…
Sumter, S.C.-based Prisma Health Tuomey Hospital is set to open a $9.1 million, 16-bed Behavioral Health Emergency Care Unit Jan. 5, providing around-the-clock stabilization and support services. The unit will serve patients experiencing behavioral health or substance use crises, with…
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The Education Department has awarded over $208 million in new grants to expand mental health services in schools. The funds were distributed to 65 recipients, with more than $120 million of the total going to support rural states and school…
Providence, R.I.-based Butler Hospital has opened a walk-in behavioral health clinic offering same-day care for patients of all ages, WPRI reported Dec. 10. The new Express Care clinic provides immediate access to licensed clinicians for concerns such as anxiety, depression,…
Boston Children’s Hospital has received a $100 million donation from Rob and Karen Hale — the largest in the hospital’s history — to support a new $650 million pediatric psychiatric hospital. The gift will fund the creation of an integrated care…
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…
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…